An Analysis of Speech Problems in Persons with Parkinson?s Disease

The thesis deals with the diagnosis of impaired communication ability of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. The theoretical part surveys the up to now knowledge of Parkinson's disease, speech problems connected with Parkinson's disease and specific possibilities of logopaedic diagnosis. In the practical part the speech of people suffering from Parkinson's disease is assessed. Dysarthric speech impairments are assessed in relation to the length of Parkinson's disease. Test 3F (used for diagnosing dysarthric patients) is used to examine a group of people suffering from Parkinson's disease. The people are divided into three groups according to the length of their disease