GC: n
S: HLN – https://goo.gl/sdQJXw (last access: 15 November 2018); vwHealth – https://goo.gl/T (last access: 15 November 2018).
N: 1. From Greek an- “without” and –arthron “a joint” + ia; (of sound) inarticulate.
2. A loss of control of the muscles of speech, resulting in the inability to articulate words.
3. The condition is usually caused by damage to a central or peripheral motor nerve.
4. Differences between anarthria and aphasia:
- a. Aphasia (also called dysphasia) is considered a language disorder. It’s a problem with language understanding. A person with aphasia can move the muscles used to make speech but may not be able to find the right words, put words into a sentence, or use the correct grammar. Strokes are the most common cause of aphasia.
- b. Anarthria is considered a motor disorder. It’s a problem with the muscles that are used to produce speech. It doesn’t affect a person’s ability to understand language.
5. Mutism is not anarthria, a severe impairment of articulation that prevents speech but allows both the vivid expression of the intent to communicate and the frustration of not being able to do so (anarthria is caused by bulbar or pseudobulbar defects and can be confirmed by the presence of other signs of nuclear and supranuclear paralysis of lingual-vocal cord functions).
S: 1. KLEIN – https://goo.gl/ckwfnF (last access: 15 November 2018). 2 & 3. MOSBY – https://goo.gl/8CoAuD (last access: 15 November 2018). 4. HLN – https://www.healthline.com/health/anarthria (last access: 15 November 2018). 5. TERMIUM PLUS – https://goo.gl/6PKHM3 (last access: 14 November 2018).
SYN: jumbled speech (depending on context)
S: COSNAUTAS/LIBRO ROJO (last access: 14 November 2018); NCBI – https://bit.ly/2Bf6RQ1 (last access: 18 November 2018).
