Scanning speech
| Scanning speech | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Explosive speech |
| Specialty | Neurology |
Scanning speech is a type of ataxic dysarthria in which spoken words are broken up into separate syllables, often separated by a noticeable pause, and spoken with varying force.[1] The sentence "Walking is good exercise", for example, might be pronounced as "Walk (pause) ing is good ex (pause) er (pause) cise". Additionally, stress may be placed on unusual syllables.
The name is derived from literary scansion, because the speech pattern separates the syllables in a phrase much like scanning a poem counts the syllables in a line of poetry.[2]
There is no universal agreement about the exact definition of this term.[2] Some sources require only a noticeable pause between syllables, while others require other speech abnormalities, such as the unusual stress pattern on syllables. Some sources consider it a common, but not necessary, feature of ataxic dysarthria; others consider it exactly synonymous with ataxic dysarthria.[2]
- ^ Horton-Szar, Dan (2009). Crash Course Neurology. Elsevier Limited. ISBN 978-0-7234-3469-6.
- ^ a b c Terence R. Anthoney (1994). Neuroanatomy and the neurologic exam: a thesaurus of synonyms, similar-sounding non-synonyms, and terms of variable meaning. Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. 482–483. ISBN 978-0-8493-8631-2.