Stroke-associated acquired stuttering.
In this case report, the syndrome of acquired stuttering is described including its etiology, common presenting features, and differences from developmental stuttering. A case is described in an elderly female patient with sudden acquired stuttering associated with ischemic infarct near the left basal ganglia.
Fawcett
Robert G
RG
Little Traverse Psychiatric Associates, PC, Petoskey, MI 49770, USA. 4dripgs@chartermi.net
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020144:Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013342:Stuttering / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed