| Course ID: | CMSD 6840E. 2 hours. |
| Course Title: | Neurogenic Speech Disorders |
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. |
| Oasis Title: | Neurogenic Speech Disorders |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in CMSD 6840 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1) Describe neurogenic speech disorders' nature, prevention, assessment, and intervention.
2) Distinguish diagnoses of various types of dysarthria from each other, and from other acquired speech and language disorders.
3) Identify and utilize appropriate assessment tools for neurogenic speech disorders.
4) Identify and utilize appropriate intervention strategies for neurogenic speech disorders and their underlying theoretical constructs.
5) Analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information related to neurogenic speech disorders.
6) Apply the theory of cognitive and social aspects of communication, psychological, neurologic, and cultural correlates, as well as other types of diversity (i.e., age, gender, etc.) related 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 |