Analysis of dysarthria in a 55-year-old female patient with multiple sclerosis by means of an IT tool based on respiratory and phonatory examination – a case study

• Authors: Wojciech A. Warmbier , Małgorzata Popiel , Agnieszka Guzik , Mariusz Drużbicki , Halina Bartosik-Psujek

Abstracts

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Introduction and aim. There are no available objective tools for assessing dysarthric disorders in the course of multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of the study is to analyse a case of mixed dysarthria in a 55-year-old female patient in the course of secondary progressive MS and to present the severity of the patient’s dysarthric disorder in contrast with the control group as evaluated by means of an IT tool based on respiratory and phonatory examination. Description of the case. A 55-year-old patient was admitted to the Clinic of Neurology with the Stroke Unit due to a worsening condition in the course of MS. She was examined with an objective tool for respiratory and phonatory disorders. Her results were, then, compared to those of 24 healthy individuals from the control group, matched in terms of sex and age. Following speech parameters were analysed: phonetics of utterances, number of produced syllables per breath during the execution of individual texts, sound quality, intonation, and the total performance time of each. Conclusion. The analysed case indicates that the developed objective IT tool is a promising diagnostic method that can facilitate diagnosis and can be used in clinical practice.

Keywords

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dysarthria; multiple sclerosis; respiratory and phonatory disorders

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 648-653

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

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Wojciech A. Warmbier

• Clinic of Neurology with the Stroke Unit, Clinical Hospital No. 2 in Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
• Subcarpathian Center for Neurorehabilitation, Rzeszow, Poland

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Małgorzata Popiel

• Clinic of Neurology with the Stroke Unit, Clinical Hospital No. 2 in Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland

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Agnieszka Guzik

• Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland

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Mariusz Drużbicki

• Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland

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Halina Bartosik-Psujek

• Clinic of Neurology with the Stroke Unit, Clinical Hospital No. 2 in Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
• Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2023.3.29

Biblioteka Nauki

29519514