Is a Category of Dysarthria That Typically Results from Bilateral

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Multiple Choice

is a category of dysarthria that typically results from bilateral upper motor neuron lesions in the cerebral hemispheres or a single lesion in the brain stem. Reflexes become more hyperactive, muscle tone increases at rest, and there is increased resistance to passive stretch.

• A) Flaccid dysarthria
• B) Hyperkinetic dysarthria
• C) Spastic dysarthria
• D) Ataxic dysarthria

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