PREREQUISITE COURSES: Diagnostic Topics in Speech and Language Therapy (4^th Semester)
 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:

• Describe diseases that produce dysarthria
• Classify the types of dysarthria
• Understand and discuss the neurological background of motor speech disorders
• Analyze the symptomatology of speech in each type of dysarthria
• Synthesize speech therapy goals through the history and assessment in dysarthria cases
• To assess the types of dysarthria through specific tests
  

GENERAL COMPETENCES

• Critical data analysis
• Decision making
• Demonstration of social, professional and ethical responsibility
• Efficient search, analysis, and synthesis of data and information using the essential technologies
• Exercise criticism and self-criticism
• Promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking

SYLLABUS

The course aims to introduce students to motor speech disorders (dysarthria). In this context, students will understand, discuss, and analyze the neurological background of motor speech disorders, describe methods of assessment of motor speech disorders, classify dysarthria, be able to complete an interview and collect information from the patient, and finally design intervention for people with motor speech disorders. Also, students will be able to analyze/differentiate dysarthria and use specific assessment tests (tests). Finally, they will be able to explain the psychosocial effects of dysarthria and the role of the interdisciplinary team in the intervention.

The course is structured 13 lessons. Sections:

• Definitions, understanding and classification of motor speech disorders
• Neurological background in motor speech and pathology
• Assessment of motor speech disorders
• Flaccid (hypotonic) dysarthria
• Spastic dysarthria
• Ataxic dysarthria
• Hypokientic dysarthria
• Hyperkinetic dysarthria
• Differential diagnosis and treatment
• Psychosocial effects of dysarthria

TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION

Activity	Semester workload
Lectures	26
Case assessment in the lab	13
Independent personal study	46
Assignment or clinical report	40
Course total	125 hours. (5 ECTS)

 

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Midterm exam: 30% of the total grade
Final exam: 40% of the total grade at the end of the semester
The exam will include short answers and/or closed-ended (e.g., multiple-choice) questions.
Personal or group assignment or clinical report (30% of the total grade) 

ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Books

• Seikel J. A., Konstantopoulos, K., & Drumwright, D. G. (2019). Νευροανατομία και νευροφυσιολογία στις επιστήμες ομιλίας και ακοής. Αθήνα: Κωνσταντάρας. Code in Eudoxus [133038456]
• Duffy, J. (2011). Νευρογενείς κινητικές διαταραχές ομιλίας, υποστρώματα, διαφορική διάγνωση και αντιμετώπιση. Λευκωσία: Broken Hill. Code in Eudoxus [13256954]

Related scientific journals

• Brain and Language
• American Journal of Speech and Hearing Research
• Neurological Sciences Journal

Other

• Murdoch, B. (2008). Προβλήματα λόγου και ομιλίας (Επιμέλεια μετάφρασης Μ. Καμπανάρου) Αθήνα:  Εκδόσεις ΕΛΛΗΝ. Code in Eudoxus [122087392]

COURSE WEBSITE (URL)

https://eclass.uop.gr/modules/contact/index.php?course_id=4637