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. 2018 Aug 6;27(3):1051–1065. doi: 10.1044/2018_AJSLP-17-0174
Group ID Gender Dysarthria type Dysarthria severity Deviant perceptual speech characteristics
MSDYS 2 F Flaccid Mild Imprecise consonants, breathy
MSDYS 5 F Spastic–ataxic Mild–moderate Irregular articulatory breakdown, imprecise consonants, breathy, strained–strangled, hypernasal, pitch breaks, audible inspiration, forced expiration
MSDYS 6 F Spastic–ataxic Mild Irregular articulatory breakdown, imprecise consonants, harsh/strained, hypernasal, variable rate
MSDYS 19 F Ataxic Mild Imprecise consonants, vowels distorted, low pitch, slow rate
MSDYS 23 F Spastic–ataxic Mild Imprecise consonants, hypernasal, voice tremor, slow rate
MSDYS 26 F Spastic Moderate Imprecise consonants, harsh/strained, low pitch
MSDYS 55 F Ataxic Mild Imprecise consonants, harsh, slow rate
MSDYS 56 F Spastic Moderate Strained–strangled, harsh, slow rate
MSDYS 12 M Flaccid–spastic Mild Imprecise consonants, hypernasality, audible inspiration, nasal emission, variable rate
MSDYS 17 M Spastic–ataxic Mild–moderate Irregular articulatory breakdown, imprecise consonants, harsh, hypernasal, monopitch, low pitch, slow rate
MSDYS 33 M Ataxic Mild–moderate Irregular articulatory breakdown, imprecise consonants, phonemes prolonged, harsh
MSDYS 48 M Spastic–ataxic Mild Imprecise consonants, irregular articulatory breakdown, strained–strangled, variable rate
MSDYS + CI 4 F Spastic Mild–moderate Irregular articulatory breakdown, breathy, strained–strangled, voice tremor, pitch breaks, variable rate, short phrases
MSDYS + CI 13 F Spastic–ataxic Moderate Irregular articulatory breakdown, imprecise consonants, vowels distorted, breathy, strained–strangled, intervals prolonged, slow rate
MSDYS + CI 14 F Ataxic Mild Irregular articulatory breakdown, imprecise consonants
MSDYS + CI 39 F Spastic–ataxic Mild–moderate Irregular articulatory breakdown, imprecise consonants, harsh, inappropriate silences, slow rate, short phrases
MSDYS + CI 51 F Ataxic Moderate Imprecise consonants, insufficient loudness, slow rate
MSDYS + CI 53 F Ataxic Mild Imprecise consonants, harsh, voice tremor, slow rate
MSDYS + CI 57 F Spastic Mild–moderate Irregular articulatory breakdown, imprecise consonants, harsh, hypernasality, slow rate
MSDYS + CI 62 F Ataxic Mild–moderate Irregular articulatory breakdown, imprecise consonants, harsh, slow rate, short phrases
MSDYS + CI 15 M Spastic Mild Imprecise consonants, strained–strangled, pitch breaks, hyponasality, variable rate
MSDYS + CI 29 M Spastic–ataxic Mild Irregular articulatory breakdown, imprecise consonants, strained–strangled, harsh
MSDYS + CI 30 M Spastic–ataxic Mild Irregular articulatory breakdown, imprecise consonants, strained–strangled
MSDYS + CI 49 M Spastic–ataxic Mild Imprecise consonants, monoloudness, insufficient loudness, slow rate

Note. MSDYS = MS group with dysarthria and intact cognition; MSDYS + CI = MS group with dysarthria and cognitive impairment; F = female; M = male.