Foreign Accent Syndrome | جب اچانک ایک اماں نے انگلش ایکسینٹ میں بولنا شروع کر دیا | Dr Aamir Malik

A son takes his 70 yrs old mother to a neurologist and tells him that one morning my mother woke up speaking Telugu in American English accent first I thought it's because of the stress she suffered during coronavirus lockdowns so I took her to a psychiatrist but no any psychiatric disorder was found then he suggested of a neurological opinion, neurologist examined her and found some problem with her speech an MRI Brain was done and it was found that she suffered a small infarct in her speech are of brain anti platelet agents, BP lowering drugs plus speech therapy was given slowly her accent improved and she recommended in six months. She was diagnosed with Foreign Accent Syndrome which is a rare disorder first described in 1907 by a french neurologist Pierre Marie causes include stroke, head injury and some psychological issues.

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