Dysarthria happens when you have weak muscles due to brain damage. It is a motor speech disorder and can be mild or severe.
Dysarthria can happen with other speech and language problems…• Dysarthria often causes slurred or slow speech that can be difficult to understand.
Common causes of dysarthria include nervous system disorders and conditions that cause facial paralysis or tongue or throat muscle weakness. Certain medications also can cause dysarthria.
People who live with apraxia have difficulty putting words together in the correct order or 'reaching' for the correct word while speaking.Apraxia is caused by damage to the brain.
Dysarthria and Apraxia
Dysarthria happens when you have weak muscles due to brain damage. It is a motor speech disorder and can be mild or severe.
Dysarthria can happen with other speech and language problems…• Dysarthria often causes slurred or slow speech that can be difficult to understand.
Common causes of dysarthria include nervous system disorders and conditions that cause facial paralysis or tongue or throat muscle weakness. Certain medications also can cause dysarthria.
People who live with apraxia have difficulty putting words together in the correct order or 'reaching' for the correct word while speaking.Apraxia is caused by damage to the brain.