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Possible Causes

Stroke

Sudden loss of speech, weakness, or paralysis of one side of the body can be symptoms. [rxlist.com]

The most common types of tests used are echocardiograms and ultrasound scans. [headway.org.uk]

A suspected stroke may be confirmed by scanning the brain with special X-ray tests, such as CAT scans. [rxlist.com]

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Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

He published what now is known as the "Charcot Triad", consisting in nystagmus, intention tremor, and telegraphic speech (scanning speech)[132] Charcot also observed cognition [en.wikipedia.org]

He published what now is known as the "Charcot Triad", consisting in nystagmus, intention tremor, and telegraphic speech (scanning speech)[143] Charcot also observed cognition [en.wikipedia.org]

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Multiple Sclerosis

In advanced MS, cerebellar ataxia plus spasticity may be severely disabling; other cerebellar manifestations include slurred speech, scanning speech (slow enunciation with [merckmanuals.com]

speech), nystagmus, and intention tremor Optic neuritis Trigeminal neuralgia: Bilateral facial weakness or trigeminal neuralgia Facial myokymia (irregular twitching of the [emedicine.com]

[…] a tendency to hesitate at the beginning of a word or syllable), and Charcot triad (intention tremor, scanning speech, and nystagmus). [merckmanuals.com]

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Laceration

Hand wounds are common, poor functional outcomes are marked because of sequelae inherent to posttraumatic and postoperative complications. Suitable surgery repair in emergency can ensure best results. Classically, tendon's injuries occur near the injured area and their repair depend on traumatized zone, sutures[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 19

speech and dysphagia Intermittent saccadic pursuits Gaze directed horizontal nystagmus Spinocerebellar ataxia 23 See the list below: Clinical features Age of onset - 43-56 [emedicine.medscape.com]

Case report Index case: The patient was 21 years old male, Han ethnic, and presented with progressive ataxia and vague speech beginning at age 15 years. [oatext.com]

Cognitive impairment Cerebellar atrophy Spinocerebellar ataxia 22 See the list below: Clinical features Slowly progressive Gait and limb ataxia Hyporeflexia Dysarthria with scanning [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Ataxia Telangiectasia

A 9-year-old girl born to healthy parents showed manifestations suggestive of ataxia telangiectasia (AT), such as short stature, sudden short bouts of horizontal and rotary nystagmus, a weak and dysarthric voice, rolling gait, unstable posture, and atactic movements. She did not show several cardinal features[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Congenital Non-Progressive Ataxia

Other features include scanning speech, incoordination and attention tremor, and mental and motor retardation. Aetiology unknown. [whonamedit.com]

speech. [orpha.net]

speech). [rarediseases.org]

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Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

Scanning Speech “Scanning speech” may begin to present itself as children get older. [childbirthinjuries.com]

An individual can also have scanning speech which contains monotonous voice along with pause & acceleration while talking. [trishlafoundation.com]

When ataxia affects speech, it is sometimes called ‘scanning’ speech – the person uses a monotone voice with a breathy sound; sometimes there are unusual accelerations or [cerebralpalsy.org.au]

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Boucher-Neuhäuser Syndrome

speech. [malacards.org]

Systemic Features: Difficulties with balance, intention tremors, and scanning speech are evident in adolescence or early adult life. [disorders.eyes.arizona.edu]

is related to ataxia - hypogonadism - choroidal dystrophy and megalocornea-mental retardation syndrome, and has symptoms including cerebellar ataxia, action tremor and scanning [malacards.org]

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Alcoholic Cerebellar Degeneration

Scanning speech - long pauses between words and syllables. [medexam.net]

Intake of 5 g alcohol induced a gaze evoked nystagmus, a scanning speech, a body sway after eye closure, and bilateral postural leg tremor. [jnnp.bmj.com]

Problems Associated with Damage Postural instability Limb ataxia Hypotonia Hyporeflexia Dysmetria Intention tremor Dysdiadochokinesia Scanning speech CCAS 11. [slideshare.net]

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Fibroma

For example, a fibroma of the oral cavity may also present with dysphagia, slurring of words and impaired speech, etc. [symptoma.com]

[…] ear) 23.  CT – scan  exact location and extension of the tumor into the skull base MRI  detailed pictures of organs and structures within the bodyThese tests allow your [slideshare.net]

Laboratory Tests Complete blood count Tumor growth factors Imaging Studies CT scan to see the extent of growth Fine needle aspiration Biopsy Test Results A detailed physical [symptoma.com]

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Meniere's Disease

[…] or MRIs are sometimes used by physicians when diagnosing vertigo.[21] Tests of auditory system (hearing) function include pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, acoustic [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] central and peripheral causes of vertigo.[32] The HINTS test involves the horizontal head impulse test, observation of nystagmus on primary gaze, and the test of skew.[33] CT scans [en.wikipedia.org]

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Presbycusis

Patients with presbycusis may rely strongly on lip reading to improve intelligibility of spoken words. [2] Workup in presbycusis Audiometric testing with pure-tone average and speech [reference.medscape.com]

Evaluation can also include blood tests for autoimmune-induced hearing loss and computed tomography (CT) scanning or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to exclude anatomic abnormalities [reference.medscape.com]

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Head Trauma

For moderate to severe cases, the imaging test is a computed tomography (CT) scan. [ninds.nih.gov]

Moderately to severely injured patients receive rehabilitation that involves individually tailored treatment programs in the areas of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech [ninds.nih.gov]

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Brain Concussion

CT scan – A CT is a special computerized x-ray that provides images of the brain and is sometimes used to look for suspected bleeding or swelling. [brainline.org]

He reviewed the CT and MRI scans. [theatlantic.com]

[…] of the most common: Neurological test – A basic neurological exam in the ER assesses motor and sensory skills, the functioning of one or more cranial nerves, hearing and speech [brainline.org]

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Traumatic Brain Injury

For moderate to severe cases, the imaging test is a computed tomography (CT) scan. [ninds.nih.gov]

[…] development); physiological/biological measures (computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans, cerebral blood flow); economic factors. [dx.doi.org]

Moderately to severely injured patients receive rehabilitation that involves individually tailored treatment programs in the areas of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech [ninds.nih.gov]

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Medial Sclerosis

speech Nystagmus Intention tremors Cranial nerve palsies Autonomic dysfunction: bowel and bladder disorders, impaired sexual activity Change in mental state: memory deficits [amboss.com]

The cerebellar connections can be affected with incoordination of the limbs, ataxia and dysarthria (scanning speech or "drunken speech). [dartmouth.edu]

Involvement of the dorsal spinal column; : loss of vibration and fine touch sensations, numbness, paresthesias, sensory ataxia Cerebellar involvement Charcot's neurological triad Scanning [amboss.com]

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Posterior Cerebral Artery Occlusion with Infarction

Cerebellar infarction: Causes inco-ordination, clumsiness, intention tremor, ataxia, dysarthria, scanning speech. [patient.info]

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Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Occlusion

Cerebellar infarction: Causes inco-ordination, clumsiness, intention tremor, ataxia, dysarthria, scanning speech. [patient.info]

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Cerebral Thrombosis

His pupils, fundi and speech appeared normal and there was no evidence of any focal neurological deficit or meningism. [casesjournal.biomedcentral.com]

A computerized tomography (CT) scan appeared normal and lumbar puncture showed an opening pressure of 30 cm H 2 O with normal constituents. [casesjournal.biomedcentral.com]

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Spinous Process Fracture

speech, hyperreflexia and dysdiadochokinesis. [orpha.net]

[…] cerebellar ataxia type 1, characterized by the adult-onset of unsteady gait and dysarthria, followed by wide-based gait, gait ataxia, ocular dysmetria, intention tremor, scanning [orpha.net]

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Myocardial Infarction

Subjects were told that their speech would be evaluated by the laboratory staff for content, quality and duration. [dx.doi.org]

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Subjects underwent three SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging scans following injection of sestamibi radiolabelled with Technetium-99m ( 99m Tc [dx.doi.org]

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Strabismus

speech, hyperreflexia and dysdiadochokinesis. [orpha.net]

[…] cerebellar ataxia type 1, characterized by the adult-onset of unsteady gait and dysarthria, followed by wide-based gait, gait ataxia, ocular dysmetria, intention tremor, scanning [orpha.net]

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Hereditary Cerebellar Degeneration

speech Slow enunciation with a tendency to hesitate at the beginning of a word or syllable Tremor Rhythmic, alternating, oscillatory movement of a limb as it approaches a [msdmanuals.com]

Ataxia is observed when performing coordinating tests, gait disturbance, scanned speech, intentional trembling, nystagmus. [en.medicine-guidebook.com]

speech (abnormal pauses between syllables of a word) E. [clinicaladvisor.com]

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Cerebellar Stroke

During his admission to the stroke neurology unit, the patient suffered from ongoing significant ataxia, dysarthria, scanning speech, motor dysmetria, and mild diplopia. [cerebellumandataxias.biomedcentral.com]

Scanning dysarthria - jerky and explosive speech with separated syllables may be demonstrated by asking the patient to repeat "baby hippopotamus". [patient.info]

His initial presentation to the emergency occurred after a sudden onset of severe headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, blurry vision, slurred speech, and ataxia. [cerebellumandataxias.biomedcentral.com]

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Transient Ischemic Attack

CT scan of the head to look for bleeding in the brain. Strokes do not appear right away on a CT scan. It is a test to rule out bleeding, not to confirm a stroke or TIA. [emedicinehealth.com]

A full neurologic exam will be undertaken and may include looking for weakness or numbness; assessing walk and coordination; and checking vision, hearing, speech, and language [emedicinehealth.com]

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Syncope

headache, garbled speech, weakness in one arm or leg, trouble walking or confusion) before or after a syncopal episode, a CT scan may be indicated. [choosingwisely.org]

If a head injury is associated with a syncopal episode (fainting spell), then a CT scan of the brain may be indicated. [choosingwisely.org]

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Neuhauser Syndrome

speech and cerebellar ataxia. [malacards.org]

Systemic Features: Difficulties with balance, intention tremors, and scanning speech are evident in adolescence or early adult life. [disorders.eyes.arizona.edu]

The HINTS test involves the horizontal head impulse test, observation of nystagmus on primary gaze, and the test of skew. [32] CT scans or MRIs are sometimes used by physicians [en.wikipedia.org]

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Demyelinating Disease

Clinical features suggestive of Multiple sclerosis Sudden loss of vision (optic neuritis) Diplopia / internuclearophthalmoplegia Recurrent facial palsy Scanning speech, nystagmus [slideshare.net]

The cerebellar connections can be affected with incoordination of the limbs, ataxia and dysarthria (scanning speech or "drunken speech). [dartmouth.edu]

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans of PTSD patients suggest that trauma affects the parts of the brain that govern speech and language. SOCIOCULTURAL CAUSES. [minddisorders.com]

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