Twenty-five to thirty percent of ALS patients have dysarthria as a first or predominant sign in the early stage of the disease. Dysarthria as an initial symptom is eight times more frequent than dysphagia in ALS (12). It affects up to 70% of patients with limb onset at a later stage.

Understanding the nature and course of dysarthria in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is important because loss of communication prevents patients from participating in many activities, may lead to social isolation, and reduces the quality of life.

Bulbar impairment represents a hallmark feature of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) that significantly impacts survival and quality of life. Speech and swallowing dysfunction are key contributors to the clinical heterogeneity of ALS and require …

Purpose: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurologic disease that frequently affects speech and swallowing. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the role of the speech-language pathologist (SLP) in management of the progressive speech and swallowing symptoms.

While dysarthria and dysphagia are known bulbar manifestations of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the relative prevalence of speech and swallowing impairments and whether these bulbar symptoms emerge at the same time point or progress at similar rates is not yet clear.

ALS and speech therapy: learn how to assess and treat your first speech therapy patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ... Yorkston, K.M., Britton, D. (2011). Dysarthria in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review of Characteristics, Speech Treatment, and Augmentative. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 10(3), 12-30.

The characteristic speech of people with ALS has been classified as a mixed dysarthria (Duffy, 2005). A review of the description of speech characteristics reveals that, as in most dysarthrias, speakers with ALS demonstrate impairments in all components of the speech mechanism.

Dysarthria and dysphagia were common symptoms in patients with spinal onset of ALS and the swallowing quality of life decrease was directly related to with severity of dysarthria and dysphagia.

Sep 1, 2011 · Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Among others, dysarthria and dysphagia (i.e. bulbar dysfunction) represent common clinical manifestations of...

Bulbar dysfunction is a common presentation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and significantly impacts quality of life of people with ALS (PALS). The current paper reviews measurements of dysarthria and dysphagia specific to ALS to identify efficient and valid assessment measures.