An acoustic study of the relationships among neurologic disease, dysarthria type, and severity of dysarthria

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 417-429

  Kim, Yunjung ^a   Kent, Raymond D ^b   Weismer, Gary ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic measures; Classification; Dysarthria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLASSIFICATION; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; SPEECH; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955626582     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/10-0020)     Document Type: Article

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