a·tax·ic dys·ar·thri·a

dysarthria caused by cerebellar lesions.

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a·tax·ic dys·ar·thri·a

(ă-tak'sik dis-ahr'thrē-ă)

Dysarthria associated with damage to the cerebellar system, characterized by imprecise consonants, excess and equal stress, inconsistent articulatory errors, and monotony of pitch and volume.
See: ataxia

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References in periodicals archive

Ataxic dysarthria. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 43, 1275-f289.

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In patients with cerebellar dysfunction, gait ataxia, ataxic dysarthria, and nystagmus may be observed.

Hypokinetic Movement Disorders

However, language and speech dysfunctions including ataxic dysarthria, disruption in speech habits and slowed speech continue in most patients in the long term (7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18).

Cerebellar mutism syndrome after posterior fossa surgery: a report of two cases of pilocytic astrocytoma/Posterior fossa cerrahisi sonrasi ortaya cikan serebellar mutizm sendromu: pilositik astrositoma tanili iki olgunun sunumu

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