FLACCID DYSARTHRIA
\flˈasɪd da͡ɪsˈɑːθɹi͡ə], \flˈasɪd daɪsˈɑːθɹiə], \f_l_ˈa_s_ɪ_d d_aɪ_s_ˈɑː_θ_ɹ_iə]\
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Disorders of speech articulation caused by imperfect coordination of pharnyx, larnyx, tongue, or face muscles. This may result from CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; BRAIN STEM diseases; or diseases of the corticobulbar tracts (see PYRAMIDAL TRACTS). The cortical language centers are intact in this condition. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p489)
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