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Comparison of Vowel and Sentence Intelligibility in People with Dysarthria Secondary to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Elizabeth Krajewski; Jimin Lee; Annie J. Olmstead; Zachary Simmons – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: In this study, we examined the utility of vowel intelligibility testing for assessing the impact of dysarthria on speech characteristics in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We tested the sensitivity and specificity of overall vowel identification, as well as that of vowel-specific identification, to dysarthria presence and…
Descriptors: Vowels, Sentences, Intelligibility, Articulation Impairments