TONGUE STRENGTH MEASUREMENT IN PATIENTS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS - QUALITATIVE VS QUANTITATIVE PROCEDURES

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 61  (9) , 422-424
Abstract
Tongue weakness and articulatory imprecision are significantly related in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). To determine the strength of the tongue musculature, qualitative measurement techniques are routinely used during the neurologic examination. Recently, a quantitative measurement procedure was described and reported to have yielded important diagnostic and therapeutic implications for patients with ALS. The applicability of qualitative vs. quantitative procedures of tongue strength measurement and different approaches to articulatory remediation for these patients were discussed.