A case of foreign accent syndrome, with follow-up clinical, neuropsychological and phonetic descriptions.
We report a comparatively 'pure' case of 'foreign accent syndrome' (FAS) in a right-handed patient who sustained a small, isolated, left basal ganglia infarct. At 3 weeks post-onset FAS persisted in the absence of aphasic disorder. Phonetic analysis of the patient's speech was undertaken at that time and a further, more detailed acoustic and phonetic investigation, was undertaken at 8 months. The validity and significance of the term 'FAS' is discussed.
Gurd
J M
JM
Neuropsychology Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, U.K.
Bessell
N J
NJ
Bladon
R A
RA
Bamford
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010700:Phonetics; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed