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Foreign accent syndrome in a patient with multiple sclerosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15198458     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Foreign accent syndrome is a speech disorder which leads listeners to perceive the patient as having a foreign accent. It has been recognized previously after stroke, brain injury or unknown causes. CASE REPORT: A 52-year-old woman with clinically definite relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) presented with episodes of what was perceived as a Dutch accent along with other neurologic symptoms that would resolve simultaneously. She was assessed by a speech therapist both during an episode and after complete recovery. Speech and MRI changes (showing deep white matter lesions in the corpus callosum, left pariental lobe and left frontal lobe) were consistent with previous reports of foreign accent syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: This patient's episodes of foreign accent are thought to be due to her MS.
Authors:
Jacqueline I Bakker; Suzanne Apeldoorn; Luanne M Metz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques     Volume:  31     ISSN:  0317-1671     ISO Abbreviation:  Can J Neurol Sci     Publication Date:  2004 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-06-16     Completed Date:  2004-08-03     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0415227     Medline TA:  Can J Neurol Sci     Country:  Canada    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  271-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / complications*,  pathology
Speech Disorders / etiology*,  pathology,  therapy
Speech Intelligibility
Speech Therapy
Syndrome
Treatment Outcome
Verbal Behavior*

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