As the SLP in an acute rehab facility, you are given a referral to assess a new patient s/p CVA with dysarthria. The case report indicates that the patient has a lower motor neuron lesion, weak and breathy vocal quality, and right-sided facial droop. What type of dysarthria would MOST LIKELY be the diagnosis?

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As the SLP in an acute rehab facility, you are given a referral to assess a new patient s/p CVA with dysarthria. The case report indicates that the patient has a lower motor neuron lesion, weak and breathy vocal quality, and right-sided facial droop. What type of dysarthria would MOST LIKELY be the diagnosis?

 

  A: Flaccid
 B : Spastic
 C : Hyperkinetic
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