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Difficulty speaking

Difficulty speaking: Introduction

Difficulty speaking: Where one has a problem with communicating through speech. See free access online books about Difficulty speaking below. See detailed information below for a list of 44 causes of Difficulty speaking, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Difficulty speaking

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Difficulty speaking: Symptom Checker

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Diagnostic Guides for Difficulty speaking

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Difficulty speaking from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Difficulty speaking. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Difficulty speaking

Medical Books Excerpts
  • DYSARTHRIA
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • HOARSENESS
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • Hoarseness
  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • Dysarthria
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Hoarseness
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Dysarthria
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Hoarseness
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Hoarseness
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Dysarthria
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Dysarthria
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Hoarseness
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Hoarseness
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • Dysarthria
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • Hoarseness
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
 

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Medications or substances causing Difficulty speaking:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Difficulty speaking as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

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Detailed list of causes of Difficulty speaking

The list below shows some of the causes of Difficulty speaking mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 44 causes of Difficulty speaking

How Common are these Causes of Difficulty speaking?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Difficulty speaking. Of the 44 causes of Difficulty speaking that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 1 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 2 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 3 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 43 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 44 causes of Difficulty speaking

Conditions listing symptoms: Difficulty speaking:

The following list of conditions have 'Difficulty speaking' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Adult SMA ... difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 10 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 12 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 13 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 14 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 15 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 16 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 2, late-onset ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 3, (early-onset Alzheimer disease) ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 5 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 6 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 7 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 8 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease 9 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease, early-onset, with cerebral amyloid angiopathy ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 1 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 11 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and apraxia ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and unusual plaques ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 4 ... Difficulty speaking
  • Alzheimer's Disease ... difficulty speaking
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ... difficulty speaking
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, type 6 ... difficulty speaking
  • Aphasia ... difficulty speaking
  • Asthma ... difficulty speaking

    B

  • Box Jellyfish poisoning ... difficulty speaking

    C

  • Chemical poisoning - Gasoline ... difficulty speaking
  • Congenital myasthenic syndromes ... difficulty speaking

    D

  • Diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy ... difficulty speaking
  • Down's Syndrome associated Alzheimer's disease ... Difficulty speaking

    E

  • Early-onset Alzheimer's ... Difficulty speaking
  • Elephant's-ear poisoning ... difficulty speaking

    F

  • Familial Forms of Alzheimer's Disease ... Difficulty speaking

    G

  • Gangliosidosis, generalized GM1 type 3 ... difficulty speaking

    I

  • Idiopathic facial palsy ... difficulty speaking

    K

  • King Cobra poisoning ... difficulty speaking

    L

  • Late-onset Alzheimer's ... Difficulty speaking

    N

  • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma ... difficulty speaking

    O

  • Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Hereditary ... difficulty speaking

    R

  • Right parietal lobe syndrome related Alzheimer's disease ... Difficulty speaking

    S

  • Sketetal dysplasia coarse facies mental retardation ... difficulty speaking

    T

  • Thyroid cancer ... difficulty speaking
  • Trichinosis ... difficulty speaking

    W

  • Wolfram Syndrome 2 ... difficulty speaking

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