Severe dysarthria with right hemisphere stroke.
Ten patients are presented with severe dysarthria from a right hemisphere stroke, 4 with autopsies, emphasizing that this lesion alone is compatible with severely slurred speech. Most had oropharyngeal weakness; the accompanying hemiparesis was of variable severity. Superficial or deep infarctions were responsible, the smallest involving the right frontal operculum.
D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology*