TY - JOUR
T1 - Constrained-Induced Dysarthria Therapy
T2 - Case Report
AU - Roggeman, Stijn
AU - Truyers, Chris
AU - Safin, Iwona
AU - Huysman, Eline
AU - Dan, Bernard
PY - 2019/2
Y1 - 2019/2
N2 - We describe a 33-year-old woman with chronic bulbar dysarthria after ischemic brainstem stroke who underwent a new form of constraint-induced therapy, namely constraint-induced dysarthria therapy, based on three principles: avoidance of supportive devices, intensive therapy, and gradually augmenting difficulty. After a 2-month intervention, improvement was noted for speech intelligibility, fluency, and intensity. This led to increased communicative participation, including during conversation situations, which has been maintained over a 12-month follow-up.
AB - We describe a 33-year-old woman with chronic bulbar dysarthria after ischemic brainstem stroke who underwent a new form of constraint-induced therapy, namely constraint-induced dysarthria therapy, based on three principles: avoidance of supportive devices, intensive therapy, and gradually augmenting difficulty. After a 2-month intervention, improvement was noted for speech intelligibility, fluency, and intensity. This led to increased communicative participation, including during conversation situations, which has been maintained over a 12-month follow-up.
KW - Constraint-induced therapy
KW - Dysarthria
KW - Stroke
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062570375&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5535/arm.2019.43.1.115
DO - 10.5535/arm.2019.43.1.115
M3 - Article
C2 - 30852879
VL - 43
SP - 115
EP - 117
JO - Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
JF - Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
SN - 1650-1977
IS - 1
ER -