[Dysarthria: a speech rate study].
BACKGROUND
speech rate in dysarthric patients.


OBJECTIVE
to obtain an objective measure of the speech rate of dysarthric patients during the reading of a standardized text and during spontaneous speech.


METHODS
eleven subjects, with ages ranging from 18 to 69 years, were studied. For each dysarthric patient, 3 normal individuals of the same gender and age were evaluated, composing the control group. The speech samples were collected based on a reading of a standardized text and on a two minute conversation. Speech rate was analyzed in terms of words per minute.


RESULTS
the analysis of the results demonstrated that in both situations of speech, the dysarthric group presented a statistically significant slower speech rate than the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
the values of speech rate obtained in this study do not agree with other studies carried out in the English language.
Oliveira
Carolina Rotta
CR
Fonoaudióloga, Especialista em Distúrbios da Comunicação Humana pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina. carolinarotta@uol.com.br
Ortiz
Karin Zazo
KZ
Vieira
Marilena Manno
MM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010700:Phonetics; D011932:Reading; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology*; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D013068:Speech Production Measurement