Course Description
Analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of the nature, prevention,
assessment, and intervention of neurogenic speech disorders,
including cognitive and social aspects of communication,
psychological, neurologic, linguistic, anatomic/physiologic, and
cultural correlates of neurogenic speech disorders.
Athena Title
Neurogenic Speech Disorders
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in CMSD 6840E
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to describe the nature, prevention, assessment, and intervention of neurogenic speech disorders.
- Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to distinguish diagnoses of various types of dysarthria from each other, and from other acquired speech and language disorders.
- Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to identify and utilize appropriate assessment tools in neurogenic speech disorders.
- Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to identify and utilize appropriate intervention strategies for neurogenic speech disorders and their underlying theoretical constructs.
- Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information related to neurogenic speech disorders.
- Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to apply theory of cognitive and social aspects of communication, psychological, neurologic, and cultural correlates, as well as other types of diversity (i.e., age, gender) as it relates to neurogenic speech disorders.
Topical Outline
- · Intro to Neurogenic Speech Disorders
- · Neurological Basis of Motor Speech
- · Assessment of Motor Speech Disorders
- · Flaccid Dysarthria
- · Spastic and Ataxic Dysarthria
- · Hypokinetic and Hyperkinetic Dysarthria
- · Unilateral Upper Motor Neuron Dysarthria
- · Mixed Dysarthria
- · Differential Diagnosis
- · Managing Motor Speech Disorders and Dysarthria
