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Paslawski, Teresa; Duffy, Joseph R.; Vernino, Steven – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2005
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is an autoimmune disease that can be associated with cancer of the breast, lung, and ovary. The clinical presentation of PCD commonly includes ataxia, visual disturbances, and dysarthria. The speech disturbances associated with PCD have not been well characterized, despite general acceptance that…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Cancer, Patients, Speech Impairments