Question 1

___ is a motor neuron disease affecting both upper and lower motor neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) Myasthenia gravis 
B) Möbius syndrome 
C) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
D) Muscular dystrophy 
E) Bulbar palsy 
A) Myasthenia gravis 
B) Möbius syndrome 
C) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
D) Muscular dystrophy 
E) Bulbar palsy C

Question 2

This autonomic degenerative disease may involve the cerebellum.

Accepted Answer

A) Parkinson's disease 
B) multiple sclerosis 
C) Shy-Drager syndrome 
D) myasthenia gravis 
A) Parkinson's disease 
B) multiple sclerosis 
C) Shy-Drager syndrome 
D) myasthenia gravis C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a speech characteristic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

Accepted Answer

A) rushes of speech 
B) distorted vowels 
C) distorted consonants 
D) hypernasality 
E) monotonous pitch 
A) rushes of speech 
B) distorted vowels 
C) distorted consonants 
D) hypernasality 
E) monotonous pitch A

Question 4

___ is a hyperkinetic dysarthria resulting from long-term use of neuroleptic drugs,such as the phenothiazines.

Accepted Answer

A) Dystonia 
B) Tardive dyskinesia 
C) Athetosis 
D) Huntington's chorea 
E) Spasmodic dysphonia 
A) Dystonia 
B) Tardive dyskinesia 
C) Athetosis 
D) Huntington's chorea 
E) Spasmodic dysphonia

Question 5

___ tremor is one symptom of ataxic dysarthria.

Accepted Answer

A) Essential 
B) Resting 
C) Pill-rolling 
D) Intention 
A) Essential 
B) Resting 
C) Pill-rolling 
D) Intention

Question 6

The most prominent deviant characteristic of speech in a unilateral upper motor neuron dysarthria is:

Accepted Answer

A) monoloudness 
B) imprecise articulation 
C) harsh voice 
D) difficulty with the oral stage of deglutition 
A) monoloudness 
B) imprecise articulation 
C) harsh voice 
D) difficulty with the oral stage of deglutition

Question 7

Oral apraxia:

Accepted Answer

A) does not co-exist with apraxia of speech 
B) is often indistinguishable from a lower motor neuron lesion 
C) is often indistinguishable from an upper motor neuron lesion 
D) can be verified by asking the patient to make oral-facial movements 
E) both A and D 
A) does not co-exist with apraxia of speech 
B) is often indistinguishable from a lower motor neuron lesion 
C) is often indistinguishable from an upper motor neuron lesion 
D) can be verified by asking the patient to make oral-facial movements 
E) both A and D

Question 8

Apraxia is not a result of:

Accepted Answer

A) comprehension deficits 
B) sensory loss 
C) inattentiveness 
D) paralysis 
E) all of the above 
A) comprehension deficits 
B) sensory loss 
C) inattentiveness 
D) paralysis 
E) all of the above

Question 9

Spastic dysarthria results from bilateral upper motor neuron lesions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A patient with an upper motor neuron dysarthria will experience an absence of reflexes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of these symptoms would indicate apraxia,rather than dysarthria?

Accepted Answer

A) invariant deficits of phonation 
B) paresis of nonspeech musculature 
C) distortion of vowels 
D) inconsistent errors in initiating speech 
A) invariant deficits of phonation 
B) paresis of nonspeech musculature 
C) distortion of vowels 
D) inconsistent errors in initiating speech

Question 12

Stroke is the primary etiology for __ dysarthria.

Accepted Answer

A) unilateral upper motor neuron 
B) spastic 
C) flaccid 
D) hypokinetic 
E) hyperkinetic 
A) unilateral upper motor neuron 
B) spastic 
C) flaccid 
D) hypokinetic 
E) hyperkinetic

Question 13

Progressively weakening muscles with improvement in performance after rest is a symptom of:

Accepted Answer

A) an acute lesion of the brainstem nuclei 
B) myasthenia gravis 
C) an upper motor neuron lesion 
D) muscular dystrophy 
E) Möbius syndrome 
A) an acute lesion of the brainstem nuclei 
B) myasthenia gravis 
C) an upper motor neuron lesion 
D) muscular dystrophy 
E) Möbius syndrome

Question 14

Silent aspiration is a characteristic of patients diagnosed with:

Accepted Answer

A) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
B) spastic dysarthria 
C) flaccid dysarthria 
D) Parkinson's disease 
E) Huntington's disease 
A) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
B) spastic dysarthria 
C) flaccid dysarthria 
D) Parkinson's disease 
E) Huntington's disease

Question 15

Dysarthria can be defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) an impairment of motor planning that is of neurologic origin 
B) an impaired ability to execute speech movements in the absence of paralysis,weakness,or incoordination of the speech musculature 
C) a speech disorder resulting from paralysis,weakness,or incoordination of the speech musculature as a result of neurologic damage 
D) any symptom of motor disturbance affecting phonation,articulation,and resonance 
A) an impairment of motor planning that is of neurologic origin 
B) an impaired ability to execute speech movements in the absence of paralysis,weakness,or incoordination of the speech musculature 
C) a speech disorder resulting from paralysis,weakness,or incoordination of the speech musculature as a result of neurologic damage 
D) any symptom of motor disturbance affecting phonation,articulation,and resonance

Question 16

The following are all characteristics of spastic dysarthria EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) limited range of motion of the articulators 
B) drooling 
C) strained/strangled voice 
D) chronically absent gag reflex and difficulty in swallowing 
E) hypernasality 
A) limited range of motion of the articulators 
B) drooling 
C) strained/strangled voice 
D) chronically absent gag reflex and difficulty in swallowing 
E) hypernasality

Question 17

Dysphagia is usually not a concern to patients with flaccid dysarthria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A patient cannot keep her tongue protruded for more than 2 seconds.This is a symptom of:

Accepted Answer

A) Parkinson's disease 
B) Sydenham's chorea 
C) Huntington's chorea 
D) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
E) ataxic dysarthria 
A) Parkinson's disease 
B) Sydenham's chorea 
C) Huntington's chorea 
D) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
E) ataxic dysarthria

Question 19

Symptoms of flaccid dysarthria include:

Accepted Answer

A) hyperreflexia 
B) spastic paralysis 
C) muscle atrophy 
D) positive Babinski sign 
E) both C and D 
A) hyperreflexia 
B) spastic paralysis 
C) muscle atrophy 
D) positive Babinski sign 
E) both C and D

Question 20

Apraxia of speech:

Accepted Answer

A) does not co-occur with oral apraxia 
B) is limited to lesions of Broca's area 
C) is often accompanied by a language disorder 
D) is associated with the left temporal lobe 
A) does not co-occur with oral apraxia 
B) is limited to lesions of Broca's area 
C) is often accompanied by a language disorder 
D) is associated with the left temporal lobe

___ is a motor neuron disease affecting both upper and lower motor neurons.

This autonomic degenerative disease may involve the cerebellum.

Which of the following is NOT a speech characteristic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

___ is a hyperkinetic dysarthria resulting from long-term use of neuroleptic drugs,such as the phenothiazines.

___ tremor is one symptom of ataxic dysarthria.

The most prominent deviant characteristic of speech in a unilateral upper motor neuron dysarthria is:

Oral apraxia:

Apraxia is not a result of:

Spastic dysarthria results from bilateral upper motor neuron lesions.

A patient with an upper motor neuron dysarthria will experience an absence of reflexes.

Which of these symptoms would indicate apraxia,rather than dysarthria?

Stroke is the primary etiology for __ dysarthria.

Progressively weakening muscles with improvement in performance after rest is a symptom of:

Silent aspiration is a characteristic of patients diagnosed with:

Dysarthria can be defined as:

The following are all characteristics of spastic dysarthria EXCEPT:

Dysphagia is usually not a concern to patients with flaccid dysarthria.

A patient cannot keep her tongue protruded for more than 2 seconds.This is a symptom of:

Symptoms of flaccid dysarthria include:

Apraxia of speech:

Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology

Organization of the Nervous System I

Organization of the Nervous System II

Neuronal Function in the Nervous System

Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing

Neuromotor Control of Speech

The Cranial Nerves

Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain

Central Language Mechanism and Learning

Adult Disorders of Language

Pediatric Disorders of Language

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Exam 8: Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems

___ is a motor neuron disease affecting both upper and lower motor neurons.

This autonomic degenerative disease may involve the cerebellum.

Which of the following is NOT a speech characteristic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

___ is a hyperkinetic dysarthria resulting from long-term use of neuroleptic drugs,such as the phenothiazines.

___ tremor is one symptom of ataxic dysarthria.

The most prominent deviant characteristic of speech in a unilateral upper motor neuron dysarthria is:

Oral apraxia:

Apraxia is not a result of:

Spastic dysarthria results from bilateral upper motor neuron lesions.

A patient with an upper motor neuron dysarthria will experience an absence of reflexes.

Which of these symptoms would indicate apraxia,rather than dysarthria?

Stroke is the primary etiology for __ dysarthria.

Progressively weakening muscles with improvement in performance after rest is a symptom of:

Silent aspiration is a characteristic of patients diagnosed with:

Dysarthria can be defined as:

The following are all characteristics of spastic dysarthria EXCEPT:

Dysphagia is usually not a concern to patients with flaccid dysarthria.

A patient cannot keep her tongue protruded for more than 2 seconds.This is a symptom of:

Symptoms of flaccid dysarthria include:

Apraxia of speech:

Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology

Organization of the Nervous System I

Organization of the Nervous System II

Neuronal Function in the Nervous System

Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing

Neuromotor Control of Speech

The Cranial Nerves

Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain

Central Language Mechanism and Learning

Adult Disorders of Language

Pediatric Disorders of Language

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