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Post-stroke pure apraxia of speech – A rare experience
Affiliations- 2nd Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
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Abstract
Apraxia of speech (AOS) is a motor speech disorder, most typically caused by stroke, which in its “pure” form (without other speech-language deficits) is very rare in clinical practice. Because some observable characteristics of AOS overlap with more common verbal communication neurologic syndromes (i.e. aphasia, dysarthria) distinguishing them may be difficult. The present study describes AOS in a 49-year-old right-handed male after left-hemispheric stroke. Analysis of his articulatory and prosodic abnormalities in the context of intact communicative abilities as well as description of symptoms dynamics over time provides valuable information for clinical diagnosis of this specific disorder and prognosis for its recovery. This in turn is the basis for the selection of appropriate rehabilitative interventions.
Abstract
Apraxia of speech (AOS) is a motor speech disorder, most typically caused by stroke, which in its “pure” form (without other speech-language deficits) is very rare in clinical practice. Because some observable characteristics of AOS overlap with more common verbal communication neurologic syndromes (i.e. aphasia, dysarthria) distinguishing them may be difficult. The present study describes AOS in a 49-year-old right-handed male after left-hemispheric stroke. Analysis of his articulatory and prosodic abnormalities in the context of intact communicative abilities as well as description of symptoms dynamics over time provides valuable information for clinical diagnosis of this specific disorder and prognosis for its recovery. This in turn is the basis for the selection of appropriate rehabilitative interventions.
Keywords
Apraxia of speech, Speech disorder, Stroke
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Post-stroke pure apraxia of speech – A rare experience
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Pages
497-503
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DOI
10.1016/j.pjnns.2016.08.005
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2016;50(6):497-503.
Keywords
Apraxia of speech
Speech disorder
Stroke
Authors
Katarzyna Ewa Polanowska
Iwona Pietrzyk-Krawczyk
