This paper is focused on the optimization of features derived to characterize the acoustic perturbations encountered in a group of neurological disorders known as Dysarthria. The work derives a set of orthogonal features that enable acoustic analyses of dysarthric speech from eight different Dysarthria types. The feature set is composed by combinations of objective measurements obtained with di...

"Cerebellar" mutism refers to a specific childhood disorder in which a complete but transient loss of speech, followed by dysarthria, occurs after removal of a cerebellar tumor. We present a consecutive series of 15 children with this disorder, which we prefer to designate "mutism and subsequent dysarthria." The conditions in which it develops suggest also an extracerebellar component of cerebe...

A 58-year-old gentleman presented with gradually progressive left hand weakness for one year. Left leg dragging and dysarthria developed 3months before visiting our neurology clinics. Neurological examination revealed muscle atrophy without fasciculation in the left first dorsal interosseous and triceps brachii muscles. Left spastic hemiparesis with exaggerated jaw jerk and flaccid dysarthria w...

Bilateral paramedian thalamic infarction is a rare subtype of stroke caused by occlusion of the artery of Percheron, an uncommon variant originating from one of the posterior cerebral arteries. This type of stroke has several major clinical presentations: altered mental status, behavioral amnestic impairment, aphasia or dysarthria, ocular movement disorders, motor deficits, cerebellar signs, an...