Video Case 2. A 59 year old male (RL) who carries a medical…
Video Case 2. A 59 year old male (RL) who carries a medical diagnosis of multiple system atrophy-cerebellar (MSA-C) presents to your outpatient clinic for progressive changes to speech and swallowing function. More specifically, he reports “slurred” speech and a “raspy/breathy” vocal quality. He notes that listeners frequently have difficulty understanding him, especially on the telephone. He and his wife note occasional coughing/choking during meals. a). Motor Speech Evaluation: Perceptual speech evaluation is rated on a 0-7 point scale, with 0 indicating normal function and 7 indicating profound dysfunction. Please rate each subsystem and characteristic that you hear (6 points). Respiratory mechanism is involved with a severity rating of: Maximum phonation duration: Maximum loudness: Normal Adequate Inadequate Loudness in conversation: Normal Adequate Inadequate Laryngeal mechanism is involved with a severity rating of: Vocal quality: Normal Hoarse Breathy (continuous) Breathy (transient) Strained-strangled Harsh Rough Pitch range: Normal Adequate InadequateVocal tremor: Yes No Velopharyngeal mechanism is involved with a severity rating of: Resonance: Normal Hypernasal HyponasalNasal emission: Yes No Nasal assimilation: Yes No Orofacial mechanism is involved with a severity rating of: Conversation: Precise Imprecise Diadochokinesis: Precise Imprecise Rate is involved with a severity rating of: Speed: Normal Fast Slow Pace: Consistent VariableDDK rate: Normal Fast Slow Prosody is involved with a severity rating of: Intonation in conversation: Normal Variable Monotonous Stress in conversation: Normal Equal and excess Reduced stress Excess loudness variation Fluency is involved with a severity rating of: Neurogenic stuttering: Yes No Palilalia: Yes No Naturalness is involved with a severity rating of (0-7): Intelligibility in connected speech is:
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