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MeSH Heading: Dysarthria
Tree Number(s): C10.597.606.150.500.800.150.200; C23.888.592.604.150.500.800.150.200
Unique ID: D004401
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004401
Scope Note: Disorders of speech articulation caused by imperfect coordination of pharynx, larynx, tongue, or face muscles. This may result from CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; BRAIN STEM diseases; or diseases of the corticobulbar tracts (see PYRAMIDAL TRACTS). The cortical language centers are intact in this condition. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p489)
Entry Term(s): Dysarthosis; Dysarthria, Flaccid; Dysarthria, Guttural; Dysarthria, Mixed; Dysarthria, Scanning; Dysarthria, Spastic; Hyperkinetic Dysarthria; Hypokinetic Dysarthria; Scanning Speech
Previous Indexing: Speech Disorders (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 1991; see SPEECH DISORDERS 1963-1990
History Note: 1991(1975); use SPEECH DISORDERS 1963-1990
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/17
Revision Date: 2021/07/02

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