Myasthenia Gravis is a neurological disorder in which the patient experiences muscle weakness that progressively worsens with activity.The effort the patient puts forth during speech eventually leads to muscle fatigue resulting in hypernasality,onset of dysphonia,reduced speech intelligibility and reduced loudness.The type of dysarthria manifested by a patient with myasthenia gravis is most likely to be
A) Flaccid dysarthria
B) Spastic dysarthria
C) Ataxic dysarthria
D) Hyperkinetic dysarthria
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