What is dysarthria?

Dysarthria is characterized by speech that is slurred, slow, and difficult to produce. It may affect pitch, loudness, rhythm, and voice qualities of their speech. It may be caused by problems with the muscles of the mouth, occur as a developmental disability or be a sign of a neuromuscular disorder.

How do members experience dysarthria?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with dysarthria*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for dysarthria*

Who has dysarthria on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 0
30s 4
40s 12
50s 9
60s 15
70+ 16

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 22
Female 34