Dysarthria Dysphonia Dysphagia Pseudobulbar signs Paralysis Pseudobulbar paralysis Bilateral impairment of the function of the cranial nerves 9-12, which control musculature involved in eating, swallowing, and speech. Pseudobulbar paralysis is characterized clinically by dysarthria, dysphonia, and dysphagia with bifacial paralysis, and may be accompanied by Pseudobulbar behavioral symptoms such as enforced crying and laughing. SNOMEDCT_US:7379000 HP:0006819 Pseudobulbar palsy Pseudobulbar syndrome HP:0002201 UMLS:C0033790 HP:0007024