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What is the difference between dysarthria and dysphagia?

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Dysarthria is the inability to coordinate the muscles of speech
Aphasia is inability to formulate language

2
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Give 2 differences between a Parkinsonian tremor and a Huntington’s tremor?

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Parkinson’s is at rest, unilateral and is pill rolling

Huntington’s is more jerky with large movements

3
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Explain Weber’s test

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Place tuning fork in the centre of the forehead equidistant from the ears and ask patient if the sound is louder on one side than the other

4
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What is expressive aphasia?

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Normal comprehension of speech but cannot formulate a reply- non-fluent speech

5
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Give 3 signs of Horners

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Miosis
Partial ptosis
Anhydrosis
Enopthalamos