Speech Defect

Speech Defect
Related Category: Pathology
any condition that interferes with the mental formation of words or their physical production. Speech defects in children generally become apparent in the early school years.

speech defect characterized by disorderly arrangement of spoken words
Phonemic
speech sounds that are the basic units of speech (i.e. "leviator' instead of 'elevator;' or .grontologs" instead of "gerontology") ...

Speech defects also are common with cleft palate. These may last even after the roof of the mouth has been repaired. Teeth may come in crooked or be poorly positioned.

a speech defect marked by an alteration in accent.
Xeransis
A gradual loss of moisture in the tissues.

speech defect
Acromicric dysplasia ... hoarse voice
Acute Bokhoror ... speech difficulty
Acute Pesticide poisoning -- xylene ... hoarseness
Acute Silicosis ... hoarseness
Acute Viliuisk Encephalitis ... speech difficulty ...

These seizures are named for the pioneering English neurologist, John Hughlings Jackson, who studied speech defects in brain disorders and confirmed the location in the brain of the speech center ("Broca's center").

speech defects including dysarthria, palilalia (repetition of words and phrases) and tachylalia/tachylogia (rapid speech of words and/or phrases)
Parkinsonian type freezing while walking ...

Bacterial meningitis is a very serious disease and may result in a learning disability, speech defects, hearing loss, seizures, loss of extremity function or amputation, permanent brain damage, and even death.

Features of the atypical form appear later in childhood or adolescence and progress more slowly. Signs and symptoms vary, but the atypical form is more likely than the classic form to involve speech defects and psychiatric problems.

However, more often than not a stroke victim will be left with certain problems such as weakness and speech defects. Rehabilitation is needed to improve some of these defects and restore bodily functions.

See also: Symptom, Depression, Seizure, Dysarthria, Seizures