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Speaking difficulty

Speaking difficulty: Introduction

Speaking difficulty: The occurrence of difficulty communicating through speech. See free access online books about Speaking difficulty below. See detailed information below for a list of 105 causes of Speaking difficulty, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Speaking difficulty:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Speaking difficulty. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Speaking difficulty

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Diagnostic Guides for Speaking difficulty

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

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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Detailed list of causes of Speaking difficulty

The list below shows some of the causes of Speaking difficulty mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Speaking difficulty?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Speaking difficulty. Of the 105 causes of Speaking difficulty that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 1 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 2 causes are "common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 1 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 7 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 98 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 105 causes of Speaking difficulty

Conditions listing symptoms: Speaking difficulty:

The following list of conditions have 'Speaking difficulty' 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.

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  • 3- ... speaking difficulty

    A

  • Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome ... speaking difficulty
  • Ataxia - oculomotor apraxia, type 1 ... speaking difficulty
  • Ataxia-oculomotor apraxia syndrome ... speaking difficulty

    B

  • Basal Ganglia Disease, Adult-Onset ... speaking difficulty
  • Botulism food poisoning ... speaking difficulty
  • Brain tumor, adult ... speaking difficulty

    C

  • Cerebellar ataxia syndrome ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Bromophos ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Button batteries ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Carbaryl ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Chlorfenvinphos ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Chlorpyrifos ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Coumaphos ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Demeton-S-methyl ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Diazinon ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Dichlorvos ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Dicrotophos ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Dioxathion ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Disulfoton ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Ethion ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Fensulfothion ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Fenthion ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Glufosinate ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Malathion ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Methidathion ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Methiocarb ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Methomyl ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Methyl Bromide ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Parathion ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Phosdrin ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Profenofos ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Propoxur ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Terbufos ... speaking difficulty
  • Chemical poisoning - Tetraethyl Pyrophosphate ... speaking difficulty
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ... speaking difficulty

    D

  • Dysphonia, chronic spasmodic ... conscious effort needed to speak
  • Dystonia 1, Torsion, Autosoma Dominant ... speaking difficulty
  • Dystonia Musculorum Deformans 1 ... speaking difficulty
  • Dystonia musculorum deformans type 1 ... speaking difficulty
  • Déjerine-Roussy syndrome ... speaking difficulty

    E

  • Elapid poisoning ... speaking difficulty
  • Erythrokeratodermia ataxia ... speaking difficulty

    F

  • Fatal familial insomnia ... speaking difficulty
  • Fazio-Londe syndrome ... speaking difficulty

    G

  • Generalized Myasthenia Gravis ... speaking difficulty

    H

  • Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia ... speaking difficulty

    I

  • Idiopathic dystonia DYT1 ... speaking difficulty
  • Infantile onset spinocerebellar ataxia ... speaking difficulty

    K

  • Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome ... speaking difficulty

    L

  • L1 Syndrome ... speaking difficulty
  • Lafora disease ... speaking difficulty

    M

  • Marchiafava-Bignami disease ... speaking difficulty
  • Marinesco-Sjögren I ... speaking difficulty
  • Mohave Rattle snake poisoning ... speaking difficulty

    N

  • Nephthytis poisoning ... speaking difficulty
  • Neuroferritinopathy ... speaking difficulty
  • Neuroferritinopathy (adult-onset basal ganglia disease) ... speaking difficulty
  • Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... speaking difficulty

    O

  • Olivopontocerebellar atrophy I ... speaking difficulty

    P

  • Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration ... speaking difficulty
  • Peace lily poisoning ... speaking difficulty
  • Perisylvian syndrome ... speaking difficulty
  • Primary Lateral Sclerosis ... speaking difficulty
  • Proximal spinal muscular atrophy, proximal, Adult, autosomal recessive ... speaking difficulty
  • Proximal spinal muscular atrophy, type 4 ... speaking difficulty
  • Proximal spinal muscular atrophy, type IV ... speaking difficulty

    R

  • Ramsay Hunt II ... speaking difficulty

    S

  • SCHAD deficiency ... speaking difficulty
  • Sjogren's Syndrome ... speaking difficulty
  • Skunk cabbage poisoning ... speaking difficulty
  • Spastic dysphonia ... speaking difficulty
  • Spinal muscular atrophy, Adult form ... speaking difficulty
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia 4 ... speaking difficulty
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia 5 ... speaking difficulty
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia-dysmorphism syndrome ... speaking difficulty
  • Split-leaf philodendron poisoning ... speaking difficulty
  • Spongiform encephalopathy ... speaking difficulty
  • Sydenham chorea ... speaking difficulty
  • Syringobulbia ... speaking difficulty

    T

  • Thalamic Syndrome (Dejerine Roussy) ... speaking difficulty
  • Tropical Spastic Paraparesis ... speaking difficulty
  • Type 10 17b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency ... speaking difficulty

    W

  • Wax begonia poisoning ... speaking difficulty

    X

  • X-linked mental retardation - hypotonia ... speaking difficulty

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  • Causes of Speaking difficulty Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Speaking difficulty based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Classifications of Speaking difficulty:

    Medical Conditions associated with Speaking difficulty:

    Speech symptoms (788 causes)

    Symptoms related to Speaking difficulty:

    Hoarseness (306 causes), Deep voice (19 causes), Voice symptoms (439 causes), Slurred speech (208 causes), Difficulty speaking (44 causes), Delayed speech, Vocal cord damage, Throat damage, Transient ischemic attack (7 causes), Stroke (49 causes), Brain tumor (22 causes), Brain cancer, Brain abscess (4 causes), Brain cyst, Head injury (2 causes), Multiple sclerosis, Motor neuron disease

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