In:
European Neurology, S. Karger AG, Vol. 61, No. 5 ( 2009), p. 295-300
Abstract:
〈 i 〉 Background: 〈 /i 〉 Classification of dysarthria types comprises flaccid, spastic, ataxic, hypo- and hyperkinetic and mixed dysarthria. This study focussed on the ability of neurologists to clinically identify the correct type of dysarthria in neurological patients. 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 Eighteen patients with dysarthria and 4 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. The gold standard for dysarthria type was the underlying neurological disease. Recordings of a standard reading passage and free speech were made. Raters were neurologists, residents in neurology and speech therapists, whose scores were compared. 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 Neurologists correctly identified 40% of the recordings, residents 41%, and speech therapists 37%. Interrater agreement was fair among all 3 groups; intrarater agreement was fair to moderate. 〈 i 〉 Conclusion: 〈 /i 〉 This study suggests that neurologists should be aware of the unreliability of identifying the dysarthria type without the use of additional validated instruments or rating scales in a clinical setting.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0014-3022
,
1421-9913
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2009
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1482237-4
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