A Baltimore man suddenly began speaking with a Scandinavian accent after suffering a stroke. . . . The man had "foreign accent syndrome," a rare condition in which a brain malfunction produces speech alterations that sound like a foreign accent.
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Foreign accent syndrome — is a rare medical condition that usually occurs as a rare side effect of severe brain injury, such as a stroke or a head injury between 1941 and 2006. There have been fifty recorded cases. [cite news |first=Sophie |last=Doughty |coauthors=Hope,… … Wikipedia
Syndrome de l'accent étranger — Le syndrome de l’accent étranger est une condition médicale rare qui se produit généralement comme un effet indésirable d’un choc à la tête ou d’une blessure au cerveau. De 1941 à 2006, 50 cas ont été rapportés dans le monde[1]. Sommaire 1… … Wikipédia en Français
Accent (linguistics) — In linguistics, an accent is a manner of pronunciation of a language. Accents can be confused with dialects which are varieties of language differing in vocabulary and syntax as well as pronunciation. Dialects are usually spoken by a group united … Wikipedia
Síndrome del acento extranjero — El síndrome del acento extranjero es una enfermedad rara que generalmente se produce como un efecto secundario de una lesión cerebral grave, como un derrame o una lesión cerebral, aunque dos casos se han reportado como un problema de… … Wikipedia Español
Dysprosody — Dysprosody, which is also known as pseudo foreign dialect syndrome, refers to a disorder in which one or more of the prosodic functions are either compromised or eliminated completely.[1] Prosody refers to the variations in melody, intonation,… … Wikipedia
Fremdsprachen-Akzent-Syndrom — Das Fremdsprachen Akzent Syndrom (FAS, engl. foreign accent syndrome) ist eine seltene neurologische Erkrankung, die gelegentlich nach einem Schlaganfall oder einem Schädel Hirn Trauma auftritt. Die Erkrankung äußert sich in einer Änderung der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fas — can mean the following:* Fas receptor, an important cell surface receptor protein of the TNF receptor family known also as CD95, that induces apoptosis on binding Fas ligand. * Fes, Morocco, the third largest city in Morocco, as an alternate… … Wikipedia
Basal ganglia — Infobox Brain Name = Basal ganglia Latin = nuclei basales GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Basal ganglia labeled at top right. Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = hier BrainInfoNumber = 206 MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Shrimp on the barbie — is an often quoted phrase that originated in a series of television advertisements by the Australian Tourism Commission starring Paul Hogan from 1984 through to 1990.cite journal | last = Baker | first = Bill | authorlink = | coauthors = and… … Wikipedia
List of voice disorders — Voice disorders [Titze, I.R. (1994). Principles of Voice Production, Prentice Hall, ISBN 978 0137178933.] are medical conditions affecting the production of speech. These include* chorditis * nodule (vocal fold nodules) * cyst (vocal fold cysts)… … Wikipedia
