Physical exam/presentation: Describes himself as a full oral feeder, avoids popcorn and nuts Alert throughout, attentive, cooperative, pleasant Follows basic commands, answers questions appropriately when directly asked Relies on wife to give much of the history and answer questions but disagrees with her/corrects her frequently Mild hypokinetic dysarthria, fully intelligible Brief oral mech exam grossly WFL except for mild tongue tremor Based on the information we’ve collected thus far, what do you think his oral phase will be like? What about his pharyngeal phase?
