Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Sep 2009
Case ReportsThe effect of smooth speech on the speech production of an individual with ataxic dysarthria.
To examine the effects of an intensive Smooth Speech therapy technique on the speech production of an individual with ataxic dysarthria and on the individual's level of functioning on the domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). ⋯ The results of this study indicate that elements of Smooth Speech Therapy may prove effective in the treatment of ataxic dysarthria, particularly in the treatment of prosodic defects.