Dysarthria

Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder in which the muscles necessary to produce speech are weakened, paralyzed, or damaged as a result of disease or brain damage. Dysarthria can be mild or severe and co-occur with other speech and language problems.

Someone with dysarthria may have difficulty getting messages from their brain to their muscles to produce the motor movements necessary for speech, a condition known as apraxia. Dysarthria may intersect with aphasia, a speech disorder in which the individual has difficulty writing, understanding language, and producing speech.

Dysarthria may occur at birth or following an injury or illness.

Symptoms of Dysarthria

Causes of Dysarthria