- difficulty speaking due to weak muscles in speech tract (e.g. tongue) or face
- causes slow, slurred, sometimes unintelligible speech
- voice may be quiet, raspi/strained and monotononous
- can be caused by medication but may also be sign of a more severe issue
- potential other causes
- brain injury
- cerebral palsy
- MS
- Parkinson’s
- Huntington’s
- the usual suspects