On the nature of the foreign accent syndrome: A case study

Neurogenic foreign accent syndrome: Articulatory setting, segments and prosody in a Dutch speaker

“…This is compatible with a generally slower speech rate which is 57% slower than the reference values in Verhoeven et al (2004). This observation is consistent with the literature in which problems with speech rate are regularly mentioned (Blumstein et al, 1987;Berthier et al, 1991;Avila et al, 2004;Ardila et al, 1988;González-Álvarez, 2003;Kurowski, 1996;Pick, 1919). However, it should be noted that there have also been many patients the speech rate of whom was explicitly mentioned to be very fluent (Critchley, 1964;Dankovicova et al, 2001;Edwards, Patel, & Pople, 2005;Fridriksson, Ryalls, Rorden, Morgan, George, & Baylis, 2005;Hall, Anderson, Filley, Newcombe, & Hughes, 2003).…”

“…Even in those cases where prosody was analysed acoustically, the conclusions are not unequivocal. Blumstein, Alexander, Ryalls, Katz, & Dworetzky (1987) concluded that their speaker used inappropriate terminal rises instead of falls and unusually large and frequent F0 excursions, while Ingram, McCormack, & Kennedy (1992) documented quite flat overall F0 and the use of exaggerated falls on the last syllable of phrases. Furthermore, Moen, Becker, Günther, & Berntsen (2007) found that their speaker was not able to correctly implement the Norwegian word accent distinctions.…”

French without tears? Foreign accent syndrome

“…However, long sharp objects have the potential to cause intestinal perforation, abscesses or bleeding and may even result in death. 1 In the present case the composition of the object made it invisible to usual imaging.…”

“…1 Most cases are due to stroke but some have followed trauma. The rapidity of emergence of the foreign accent after speech return suggests that it is more than a simple compensatory phenomenon.…”

Multidisciplinary Assessment and Diagnosis of Conversion Disorder in a Patient with Foreign Accent Syndrome

“…Traditionally, FAS is most commonly associated with lefthemisphere lesions [1] secondary to CVA [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and traumatic brain injury (TBI) [14][15][16][17]. The condition is often preceded or accompanied by other communication disorders such as aphasia, dysarthria, and apraxia of speech [18].…”