Articulatory dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: An electropalatographic study

Gardiner, F., Murdoch, B. E., Theodoros, D. G., Goozee, J. V. and Ward, E. C. (2001). Articulatory dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: An electropalatographic study. In: , International Journal of Neuroscience: Abstracts of the Seventeenth International Aijstralasian Winter Conference on Brain Research Queenstown New Zealand August 1999. Seventeenth International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research, Queenstown, New Zealand, (248-248). August 1999.


Author Gardiner, F.
Murdoch, B. E.
Theodoros, D. G.
Goozee, J. V.
Ward, E. C.
Title of paper Articulatory dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: An electropalatographic study
Conference Paper Type Published Abstract
Conference name Seventeenth International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research
DOI 10.3109/00207450108986516
Conference location Queenstown, New Zealand
Conference dates August 1999
Proceedings title International Journal of Neuroscience: Abstracts of the Seventeenth International Aijstralasian Winter Conference on Brain Research Queenstown New Zealand August 1999   Check publisher's open access policy
Place published London
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Publication date 2001
Volume number 108
Issue number 3 & 4
ISSN 0020-7454
Start page 248
End page 248
Total pages 1
Language eng
Abstract/Summary Dysfunction of the articulatory subsystem (i.c.. the lips, tongue, and jaw) has bccn identified as a major contributor to the reduction in speech intelligibility experienced by a high proportion of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). In particular. consonant imprecision has been reported to be the articulatory deficit that contributes most to variations in overall intelligibility of MS speakers. Electropalatography(EPG) IS an instrurncntal technique that visually documents the location and timing of tongue-topalatc contacts during speech. Although such a technique would be valuablc in objectively assessing the articulatory disturbances exhibited by individuals with dysarthria ia motor speech disorder) associated with MS, to-date no such study ha< been reported. The aim of the present study was to use EPG to assess tongue-to-palate contact patterns and articulatory timing in patients with dysarthria associated with MS. A dysarthric participant with a diagnosis of definite MS was fitted with an acrylic EPG palate (Reading EPG.?) and asked to read aloud a list of single syllable words which contained lingual consonants in the word-initial position and in consonant clusters. Each mord was repeated five times. The EPG palate was specifically moulded to tit the participant's hard palate and contained 62 electrodes that detected the tongue contacts. A non-neurologically impaired participant matched for age and sex servcd as a control. The results of the study revealed that the tongue-to-palate contacts produced by the participant with MS varied from those produced by the control in a number of ways in regard to spatial configurations and timing characteristics exhibited. The rcsults arc discussed in relation to the neuropathophysiological effects of MS on speech production. The potcntial use of EPG in programs for treating speech disorders associated with MS will be highlightcd.
Subjects CX
321025 Rehabilitation and Therapy - Hearing and Speech
730303 Occupational, speech and physiotherapy
Q-Index Code CX

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