confirmation
signs
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4 Components of Motor Speech Exam
Case History/Intake notes
info from acute care
medications
think about where pt is on continuum of care
affects treatment and what info need
input from other professions
Confirmation signs
Nonspeech movement in nonspeechmuscles
non speech movement in speech muscles
Speech Testing
diagnose
Severity Testing
Rating
Intelligibility
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Dr. Emily Wang’s Flowchart on Differential Diagnosis of Dysarthrias
Case history
Imaging findings
Initial observations
Your initial
hypothesis
Nonspeech
Motor movement in
Nonspeech muscles,
e.g., leg, hands
Hypothesis
testing
Nonspeech
Motor movement
in speech muscles,
e.g., jaw, tongue
Speech
Findings, e.g.,
/a/, AMRs,
SMRs
Primary diagnosis:
dysarthria type &
severity
Diagnosis account
for all signs and
symptoms?
Yes.
Tx planning
No. Reexamine the
case history and
the S/S.