Your speaking may sound strained or harsh. The upper neurons are part of your central nervous system. Spastic dysarthria results from damage to the upper neurons on one or both sides of your brain.With flaccid dysarthria, your speaking may sound breathy and nasal. The lower motor neurons are part of your peripheral nervous system. Flaccid dysarthria results from damage to the lower motor neurons.Dysarthria may result from damage to various parts of your nervous system, including your brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the network of nerves that carry signals throughout your body ( peripheral nervous system). They’re grouped based on the specific part of your nervous system affected. It’s just that muscle weakness makes speaking difficult.

They know what they want to say and how to say it.

People with dysarthria understand language. For example, a stroke, a brain tumor or Parkinson’s disease can lead to dysarthria.

Acquired dysarthria happens as a result of brain damage later in life.

Children tend to have developmental dysarthria. For example, cerebral palsy can cause dysarthria.

Developmental dysarthria happens due to brain damage during fetal development or at birth.

Dysarthria makes it challenging to speak so that others can understand you.ĭysarthria can be developmental or acquired: Motor speech disorders occur when damage to your nervous system prevents you from fully controlling parts of your body that control speech, like your tongue, voice box (larynx) and jaw. Dysarthria (pronounced “dis-AR-three-uh”) is a motor speech disorder that makes it difficult to form and pronounce words.

That affects me