Foreign Accent Syndrome As a Psychogenic Disorder: A Review

Abstract

In the majority of cases published between 1907 and 2014, FAS is due to a neurogenic etiology. Only a few reports about FAS with an assumed psychogenic origin have been published. The present article discusses the findings of a careful database search on psychogenic FAS. This review may be particularly relevant as it is the first to analyze the salient features of psychogenic FAS cases to date. This article hopes to pave the way for the view that psychogenic FAS is a cognate of neurogenic FAS. It is felt that this variant of FAS may have been underreported, as most of the psychogenic cases have been published after the turn of the century. This review may improve the diagnosis of the syndrome in clinical practice and highlights the importance of recognizing psychogenic FAS as an independent taxonomic entity.

Psychogenic Voice Disorders Literature Review, Personal Experiences with Opera Singers and Case Report of Psychogenic Dysphonia in Opera Singer

“…Some authors believe that other rare manifestations may be: A foreign accent syndrome which means developing foreign speech prosody without actually changing geographical surroundings; and childish voice in adults, where voice is usually of higher pitch, and childlike pattern, with no other than psychological reasons [11].…”

Approaches to enhance the teaching quality of experimental biochemistry for MBBS students in TSMU, China

“…However, the English of international students from different countries is uneven, especially for students from Pakistan, India and other countries who speak English fluently but exhibit multiple differences in pronunciation due to the use of American and British English. The use of numerous technical biochemical words emphasizes these differences and makes communication quite difficult for teachers or students . To solve this problem, teachers can actively respond to improve listening and speaking ability and adapt to the oral accent of the students, as well as increase communication between students and teachers either in class or after class as much as possible.…”

Revisión sistemática en el Síndrome del Acento Extranjero: intervención y terapia del lenguaje.

“…En este estudio se entiende el SAE desde una dimensión rehabilitadora global y considerándolo como una alteración motora con daño neurológico, sin entrar en especificaciones o subcategorías sindrómicas como detallan Keulen et al (2016) diferenciando un SAE de origen psicógeno. En última instancia, también sigue existiendo la necesidad de realizar futuros estudios que revelen y comparen la efectividad de los tratamientos propuestos (DiLollo et al, 2014;Moreno-Torres et al, 2013) para desarrollar e incrementar posteriores programas de tratamiento.…”

“…A pesar de que algunos autores como Coleman y Gurd (2006) sopesaron un origen neurogénico del SAE, a expensas de futuros estudios concluyentes, Keulen et al (2016) consideran una variante del SAE como psicógena. En contraposición, Miller, Lowit y O'Sullivan (2006) se postulan a favor de la idea de que los cambios producidos en el discurso del SAE pueden tener la misma base fisiológica que otros trastornos de naturaleza motora con alteraciones en la producción de habla como en la disartria o en la apraxia.…”