The causes of dysathria includes stroke, traumatic brain injury, tumor of the brain, degenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease, anyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis, excessive use of alcohol or medicines like sedatives. The root of the cause should be corrected to treat dystheria. Apart, treating dysarthria generally needs some specific exercises to improve articulation, volume or pitch quality and voice. The patient should be observed for use of any strategies to improve clearity of the speech like breathing before speaking, keeping eye contact or looking to the person whilst talking, slowing down of the speech rate, using shorter sentences to speak with regular pause, etc. The patients should be aided in getting a proper speech at the schools(if a young child) and at the home. If the condition is severe and do not recover, then the alternative methods should be used to communicate with him. The aids to communicate him may include gestures, specific signs, objects, pictorials, diagrams, etc.

Answered by MRIDUL BORA , an ibibo Master, at 9:58 PM on March 14, 2008

There are two primary types of "speech" problems that can occur with or without the language impairment of aphasia. They are: dysarthria and apraxia. Dysarthria is a speech disorder caused by weakness or incoordination of the muscles that control speech (i.e. breathing, voice and articulation). A person with dysarthria could have slurred speech or a weak, breathy quality. Apraxia is a motor planning deficit that affects a person's ability to say sounds that they intend to. a mix up in the signal from the brain to the mouth can make the sound be distorted, absent or replaced by another sound. A person with apraxia may appear to grope for the correct position for sounds and can often verbalize automatic speech (counting, singing, prayers, etc.) with ease.
When an individual is diagnosed with Dysarthria, it is common for them to be referred to a speech pathologist (or speech therapist). The speech pathologist will complete a thorough assessment of the individual's communicative strengths and weaknesses and, in coordination with the team/family, set up goals to address in therapy and at home. The therapy should include education and training for the patient, family and caregivers, as well as methods to compensate for communicative weaknesses while the goals for improvement in each specific area is being targeted. Speech therapy may be offered while an individual is in the hospital, in rehabilitation facilities, and upon return to home via outpatient or home health therapy. Unfortunately, there are limitations on coverage of speech therapy services and discharge from therapy is often earlier than what is anticipated or desired by an individual with Dysarthria

Answered by Rekha , an ibibo Advisor, at 7:57 PM on March 10, 2008

dysarthria can be cured or treated by some speech therapist

Answered by rajesh goyl , an ibibo Advisor, at 6:36 PM on March 10, 2008

Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder resulting from neurological injury, characterised by poor articulation (cf aphasia: disorder of the content of speech). Any of the speech subsystems (respiration, phonation, resonance, prosody, articulation and movements of jaw and tongue) can be affected.

Disarthic speech is due to some disorder in the nervous system, which in turn hinders control over, for example, tongue, throat, lips or lungs. Swallowing problems (dysphagia) are often present.

Cranial nerves that control these muscles include the facial nerve (VII), the glossopharyngeal nerve (IX), the vagus nerve (X), and the hypoglossal nerve (XII).

The articulation problems that dysarthria causes can be treated together with a speech language pathologist using a range of techniques which sometimes includes strengthening the speech musculature. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices that make coping with dysarthria easier include speech synthesis software and text-based telephones.

Answered by anitaraizada , an ibibo Specialist, at 5:57 PM on March 10, 2008

Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder resulting from neurological injury, characterised by poor articulation i.e. speech problem especially occurs after heart attack. The articulation problems that dysarthria causes can be treated together with a speech language pathologist using a range of techniques which sometimes includes strengthening the speech musculature. During this period several other method may be used to understand the patient which include speech synthesis software and text-based telephones.

Answered by Debopam , an ibibo Advisor, at 5:32 PM on March 10, 2008