What is dysarthria?

Also known as: dysarthrosis.

Dysarthria is a group of speech disorders that arise from problems of the nerves and/or muscles that normally give rise to normal speech (that is the ability to breathe, phonate, articulate, with normal resonance, tone and/or rhythm).

Dysarthria can vary in severity and has a variety of different causes.

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Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP

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