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SLURRED SPEECH [1 record]

Record 1 2004-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A form of dysarthria in which words and syllables are not enunciated clearly or completely, and tend to run into each other; may be due to upper or lower motor neuron weakness of the muscles of articulation, or basal ganglionic or cerebellar disease.

OBS

The term "slurred speech" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema nervioso
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