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5 results found in speech disorder.
- Automated speech scoring (Computer-aided speech assessment, Automatic speech evaluation)
- The use of computational techniques — including voice activity detection, phoneme recognition, prosody analysis, and speaker diarization — to automatically evaluate the accuracy and quality of speech …
- Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS, Developmental verbal dyspraxia, DVD)
- A motor speech disorder in which the brain has difficulty planning and coordinating the precise movements of the tongue, lips, jaw, and palate needed for intelligible speech. Unlike other speech disor…
- Dysarthric Speech (Dysarthria)
- Dysarthric speech is speech that is affected by dysarthria, a motor speech disorder resulting from neurological injury or conditions that affect the muscles used for speech production. Characteristics…
- Facial Palsy (Bell's Palsy, Facial Paralysis, Unilateral Facial Palsy, UFP)
- Facial palsy is a condition involving weakness or paralysis of the facial muscles, typically caused by damage to the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII). Bell's palsy is the most common form, appearing s…
- Spasmodic Dysphonia (Laryngeal Dystonia, SD)
- Spasmodic dysphonia is a neurological voice disorder characterized by involuntary spasms of the laryngeal muscles during speech, causing interruptions in voice production. The most common form, adduct…