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Selective alteration of native, but not second language articulation in a patient with foreign accent syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15371747     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The present study deals with a right-handed female polyglot suffering from a Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS) which affects her native language (L1), but not her other languages learnt since the age of 12. She had a small infarct in the left corona radiata as the result of a carotid occlusion. Her L1 was Spanish, but she also had a good command of French, English and Catalan (L2). Aphasia tests did not reveal any other significant alteration in any language. Analyses of pre-morbid and post-morbid voice recordings revealed that FAS affected Spanish dramatically, but no important changes were observed for French. Results were interpreted as showing that different brain areas control articulation of L1 and L2 learnt after a critical period.
Authors:
César Avila; Julio González; Maria-Antònia Parcet; Vicente Belloch
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuroreport     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0959-4965     ISO Abbreviation:  Neuroreport     Publication Date:  2004 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-09-16     Completed Date:  2005-01-11     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9100935     Medline TA:  Neuroreport     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2267-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departament de Psicologia Bàsica, Clínica i Psicobiologia, Universitat Jaume I, E-12071 Castelló, Spain. avila@psb.uji.es
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustic Stimulation / methods
Articulation Disorders / etiology,  pathology*
Carotid Artery Injuries / complications,  pathology*
Carotid Artery, Internal / pathology*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Multilingualism*
Speech Articulation Tests / statistics & numerical data*
Syndrome

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