Characteristics of psychotic patients with foreign accent syndrome.
The authors describe three patients with foreign accent syndrome during psychotic episodes which resolve with improvement of psychotic symptoms. Psychotic symptoms were worse during the times patients had foreign accents, suggesting a relationship between the presence of the accent and the severity of the psychosis.
Reeves
Roy R
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VA Medical Center, 1500 East Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. roy.reeves@med.va.gov
Burke
Randy S
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Parker
Jefferson D
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