Case study 3 The following questions are based on the information below. First preview the questions for this case. Then watch the video of the speech examination.  — A 72-year-old woman was referred to SLP by a neurologist for suspected ALS. The neurologist noted marked weakness and dysarthria. 

Case study option 2 Watch the following video, then do a case study writeup where you answer the following questions:  1. Describe this person’s speech in precise clinical terms, and referencing specific examples. Use sufficient detail that another clinician could recognize their speech from another recording. Pay particular attention to PROSODY and ARTICULATION, and the timecourse of their symptoms. (10 points).  2. Provide your diagnostic hypothesis (choose from control circuit dysarthrias only). Be specific–in particular, remember that there are many kinds of hyperkinetic dysarthrias. (5 points)  3. Justify your hypothesis above. Make sure to follow our class rules for case studies! Consider the whole person; explain all symptoms; keep it simple. (10 points) 4. What kind of technique is used in the second half of the video? (1:54 onwards.) Do you think this is a viable long-term therapeutic technique for this patient? Why or why not? (10 points) BONUS QUESTION (up to 2 points): 

A 10 lb feline is 8% dehydrated  and needs to have her fluids replaced.  What is the replacement fluids needed? Round to the nearest whole number. 

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For each of the symptoms below, indicate if they could be caused by damage to the UMN system, LMN system, or both. 

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