Speech Impairment: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Speech Impairment

The provider will likely ask about the speech impairment. [medlineplus.gov]

[…] and specific aspects of speech impairment, notably repetition deficits, in individuals with aphasia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Speech and language impairment may be any of several problems that make it difficult to communicate. The following are common speech and language disorders. [medlineplus.gov]

Alpha-Mannosidosis

impairments; increased risk of infections; enlargement of the liver and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly); a buildup of fluid in the brain (hydrocephalus); hearing loss; and a [clinicaltrials.gov]

impairments; increased risk of infections; enlargement of the liver and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly); a buildup of fluid in the brain (hydrocephalus); hearing loss; a clouding [ismrd.org]

People with beta-mannosidosis may experience an increased risk of respiratory and ear infections, hearing loss, speech impairment, swallowing difficulties, poor muscle tone [ismrd.org]

Stroke

Depending on which area of the brain is affected, a stroke can cause speech impairments, paralysis, unconsciousness, or even death. [msdmanuals.com]

He required three brain surgeries and still suffers left-side paralysis, speech impairment and a 50 percent loss of vision from both eyes. [washingtonexaminer.com]

Wernicke Aphasia

Characteristics of Wernicke’s Aphasia Speech is fluent with typical prosody and intonation Speech does not make sense; the words do not make a coherent thought Speech often [aphasia.com]

A person with Wernicke’s aphasia is often unaware of their errors, and also has a comprehension impairment. [aphasia.com]

[…] includes neologisms, or invented words that have no meaning Impairment with repeating words/phrases Impairment understanding, often severe Writing is impaired and output [aphasia.com]

Huntington Disease-Like Type 3

Additional symptoms may also occur that may be associated with Huntington's such as: anxiety, stress, tension, difficultly swallowing and speech impairment. [en.wikibooks.org]

[…] gait, posture and balance Difficulty with speech or swallowing Impairments in voluntary movements — rather than involuntary movements — may have a greater impact on a person's [mayoclinic.org]

Symptoms Include: Personality changes, mood swings & depression Forgetfulness & impaired judgment Unsteady gait & involuntary movements (chorea) Slurred speech, difficulty [hdsa.org]

Giacheti Syndrome

impairment 31 HP:0002167 2 specific learning disability 31 HP:0001328 3 long face 31 HP:0000276 4 high forehead 31 HP:0000348 5 tall stature 31 HP:0000098 6 hypotelorism [malacards.org]

Neurological speech impairment MedGen UID: 11531 •Concept ID: C0037822 • Disease or Syndrome A term referring to disorders characterized by the disruption of normal speech [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a neurological childhood (pediatric) speech sound disorder in which the precision and consistency of movements underlying speech are impaired [asha.org]

Mitochondrial Membrane Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration

For example, patients with normal amounts of brain iron who have early-onset parkinsonism, severe speech impairment, perseverative movements, or pigmentary retinopathy may [nejm.org]

[…] vision; problems with speech (dysarthria); difficulty swallowing (dysphagia); and, in later stages of the condition, an inability to control the bowels or the flow of urine [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] problems that occur in individuals with MPAN include degeneration of the nerve cells that carry visual information from the eyes to the brain (optic atrophy), which can impair [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

Kleine-Levin Syndrome

Speech impairments are also common such as; monosyllabic, slurred and childish speech. (3) Altered perceptions: most patients report feeling ‘disconnected’ with the real world [globalgenes.org]

There might also be associated speech impairments like slurred, childish or monosyllabic speech. [epainassist.com]

Cognitive impairment may manifest in form of impaired speech (94%), concentration problems (91%), temporal and spatial disorientation (87 and 43%, respectively). [symptoma.com]

Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency

[…] in head control, crawling, or standing, and speech delays2,3 Developmental delay n=49 Movement disorders Oculogyric crisis1 Episodes of sustained upward or lateral deviation [aadcinsights.com]

[…] hypotonia, poor head control, limb hypertonia, dyskinesia, dystonia, oculogyric crisis, hypokinesia and/or bradykinesia, delayed developmental milestones (motor, cognitive, and speech [bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com]

Speech is dysarthric and difficult. [medlink.com]

Myotonia Congenita

When the tongue is stiff it can impair speech and the student may sound drunk. [medigoo.com]

Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency

impairment. [umdf.org]

Children with FBXL4 -related encephalomyopathic mtDNA depletion syndrome have delayed development of mental and motor skills and severely impaired speech development. [chiarigear.com]

microcephaly, bilateral optic atrophy •Dysphagia and speech disturbances are common •In some cases, hearing loss and sensory peripheral neuropathy Histopathology •Combined [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease

January 28, 2003 ; 60 (2) Articles Mutation frequency in 31 families J.C. Janssen, J.A. Beck, T.A. Campbell, A. Dickinson, N.C. Fox, R.J. Harvey, H. Houlden, M.N. Rossor, J. Collinge First published January 28, 2003, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/01.WNL.0000042088.22694.E3 This article requires a subscription to view the full[…] [neurology.org]

Receptive Aphasia

Dealing with family members with the condition It is often a problem trying to work out how to communicate everyday things to a speech-impaired person. [receptiveaphasia.com]

impairment due to aphasia NOS ( R47.01 ) speech articulation impairment due to apraxia ( R48.2 ) Type 2 Excludes speech articulation impairment due to hearing loss ( F80.4 [icd10data.com]

[…] articulation impairment with mixed receptive expressive language developmental disorder ( F80.2 ) Agnosia (body image) (other senses) (tactile) R48.1 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis [icd10data.com]

Angelman Syndrome

impairment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Severe speech impairment is a striking feature of AS. Speech is almost always limited to a few words or no words at all. [encyclopedia.com]

[…] boy, who was referred to us with a clinical suspicion of having Angelman syndrome and presenting with mental retardation, neurological disorder, developmental delay and speech [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita

Impairment- Severe Cognitive Delay Syndrome, Sheldon-Hall Syndrome AD,AR 99.97 69 of 69 NEB Nemaline Myopathy, Childhood-Onset Nemaline Myopathy, Distal Nebulin Myopathy [igenomix.es]

AR 99.94 49 of 49 NALCN Congenital Contractures Of The Limbs And Face, Hypotonia, And Developmental Delay, Digitotalar Dysmorphism, Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, Hypotonia- Speech [igenomix.es]

Primary Progressive Aphasia

Motor speech impairment is rarely reported in semantic and logopenic variants of PPA. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 68-year-old right-handed man with a 2.5-year history of progressive speech impairment who had a vasectomy 25 years prior. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The prominent clinical feature was motor speech impairment associated with only mild agrammatism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 10

impairment Speech disorder Speech impairment Speech impediment [ more ] 0002167 Optic atrophy 0000648 5%-29% of people have these symptoms Ataxia 0001251 Behavioral abnormality [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Movement disorder Unusual movement [ more ] 0100022 Developmental regression Loss of developmental milestones Mental deterioration in childhood [ more ] 0002376 Neurological speech [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 7

[…] and language development Deficiency of speech development Delayed language development Delayed speech Delayed speech acquisition Delayed speech development Impaired speech [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] and language development Impaired speech development Language delay Language delayed Language development deficit Late-onset speech development Poor language development [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Autosomal recessive inheritance 0000007 Blindness 0000618 Cerebellar atrophy Degeneration of cerebellum 0001272 Cerebral atrophy Degeneration of cerebrum 0002059 Delayed speech [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Cleft Uvula

[1] Although structural speech disorders were not the subject of this review, might we make an appeal that when assessing children with speech impairment, a routine element [bmj.com]

Someone with a bifid uvula can be prone to ear infections and may develop speech impairments, although this is not necessarily always the case. [wisegeek.org]

This can result in a predisposition to ear infections, speech impairments and possibly cause difficulty swallowing. This may result in some regurgitation during feeding. [health.onehowto.com]

Beta-Mannosidosis

We describe a further case of European descent with an infantile onset of the disease, with the features of speech impairment as the first symptom. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Case Reports Human beta-mannosidosis: a 3-year-old boy with speech impairment and emotional instability L Poenaru et al. Clin Genet. 1992 Jun. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

impairment Speech disorder Speech impairment Speech impediment [ more ] 0002167 Recurrent infections Frequent infections Frequent, severe infections Increased frequency of [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Apraxia

Three groups were studied: 11 children with childhood apraxia of speech, 11 children with other speech impairments, and 11 children without speech impairments. [nyu.edu]

This study explored the relationship between speech and volitional nonspeech oral movement impairment in a sample of 50 participants with AOS. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] that sounds "nasal" or "stuffy" Apraxia of Speech Apraxia of speech (AOS) is a neurologic speech disorder that reflects an impaired capacity to plan or program commands in [sphsc.washington.edu]

Friedreich Ataxia

The type of speech impairment most commonly reported in hereditary ataxias is dysarthria. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Clinical manifestations include GAIT ATAXIA, pes cavus, speech impairment, lateral curvature of spine, rhythmic head tremor, kyphoscoliosis, congestive heart failure (secondary [hon.ch]

Accompanied by ataxia, speech impairment, lateral curvature of the spinal column, and peculiar swaying and irregular movements, with paralysis of the muscles, especially of [whonamedit.com]

Sotos Syndrome

The disorder is often accompanied by mild cognitive impairment; delayed motor, cognitive, and social development; hypotonia (low muscle tone), and speech impairments. [ninds.nih.gov]

Speech impairment is also seen with individuals with this syndrome. In addition, such individuals may have problems with delayed motor skills such as with walking. [epainassist.com]

Klinefelter Syndrome with Male Phenotype with more than Two X Chromosomes

impairment;HP:0002204|Pulmonary embolism;HP:0002205|Recurrent respiratory infections;HP:0002564|Malformation of the heart and great vessels;HP:0002648|Abnormality of calvarial [pediascape.org]

Striatonigral Degeneration

Symptoms of the disorder resemble some of those seen in Parkinson's disease, including rigidity, instability, impaired speech, and slow movements. [ninds.nih.gov]

impairment Tremor Urinary incontinence Urinary retention Postural hypotension can be treated by drinking plenty of fluids, increasing salt intake, limiting caffeine intake [healthcommunities.com]

Symptoms of the disorder resemble those of Parkinson's disease, including rigidity, instability, impaired speech, and slow movements. [sharecare.com]

Alcoholic Neuropathy

impairment, diarrhoea, constipation. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

impairment. [healthgrades.com]

impairment Loss of muscle function or feeling Muscle contractions or spasm Muscle atrophy Movement disorders Note: Changes in muscle strength or sensation usually occur on [ragingalcoholic.com]

XXXXY Syndrome

49,XXXXY syndrome is a rare sex chromosome aneuploidy syndrome characterized by mental retardation, severe speech impairment, craniofacial abnormalities, multiple skeletal [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract 49,XXXXY syndrome is a rare sex chromosome aneuploidy syndrome characterized by mental retardation, severe speech impairment, craniofacial abnormalities, multiple [journals.sagepub.com]

Anodontia

The congenital absence of at least one permanent tooth is the most common dental anomaly and may contribute to masticator dysfunction, speech impairment, aesthetic problems [ipfs.io]

The Anodontia of at least one permanent tooth is the most common dental anomaly and may contribute to masticator dysfunction, speech impairment, aesthetic problems, and malocclusion [definitions.net]

Mowat-Wilson Syndrome

Some cases also present with epilepsy, growth retardation with microcephaly and speech impairment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Mowat-Wilson syndrome is a genetic condition characterized by a recognizable facial phenotype in addition to moderate to severe cognitive disability with severe speech impairment [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Affected individuals present distinctive facial features, delayed development, motor skills and intellect, speech impairment, brain abnormalities, seizures, intestinal disorders [amplexa.com]

Boxer's Dementia

impairment Unsteady gait Paranoia Management / Interventions[edit | edit source] There is no known cure yet, but individuals with this condition may be managed as patients [physio-pedia.com]

[…] edit source] These include;[6] Declining mental ability (dementia) Problems with memory Dizzy spells Lack of balance and/or Parkinsonism Tremors and lack of coordination Speech [physio-pedia.com]