Return of stuttering after stroke.
The pathophysiology of developmental or acquired stuttering still remains an enigma. In a few cases, the developmental stuttering that had disappeared spontaneously or as a result of therapy reoccurred following a brain lesion. We report on a patient with return of developmental stuttering following a left hemispheric stroke. This case supports the theory that acquired brain lesions may cause a return of stuttering, possibly by interfering with the compensatory mechanism(s) that once had relieved the developmental stuttering.
Mouradian
M S
MS
Department of Medicine, Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. MMURATOG@CHA.AB.CA
Paslawski
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Shuaib
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D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D013342:Stuttering / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*