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Speech and Swallowing Difficulties

MS may cause lesions in the area of the brain that controls speech and swallowing causing people to experience speech and swallowing disorders.

Learn more about dysarthria, a group of speech problems caused by weakness, slowness or clumsiness of the muscles used for speech.

Learn more about dysphagia, a swallowing disorder due to set of circumstances that affect how well you swallow.