Types, characteristics and treatment of dysarthria following traumatic brain injury

Abstract

Dysarthria is one of the most persistent communication disorders in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. Dysarthric disorders following TBI vary widely in terms of type and severity. The features of spastic, ataxic, hypocinetic, flaccid and mixed dysartrias are described in this paper. The perceptual, acoustic and physiological features of dysathria following TBI are pointed out. Finally, treatment methods of respiratory, laryngeal, velopharingeal, articulatory and prosodic dysfunction are presented.

Dizartrija je jedan od najdugotrajnijih poremećaja komunikacije kod traumatskih oštećenja mozga. Dizatrični poremećaj varira u obliku i težini. U ovom radu su opisane karakteristike spastične, ataksične, flacidne, hipokinetičke i mešovite dizartrije. Posebno su istaknute perceptivne, akustičke i fiziološke karakteristike dizartrije usled moždane traume. Na kraju su prikazane metode tretmana pojedinih aspekata dizartričnog govora.