Remission of life-long stammering after posterior circulation stroke.
Developmental stammering is relatively common in the adult population. Stammering has a poor prognosis when it persists beyond adolescence and spontaneous or treatment-induced remission is very rare in adults. In this communication we report a case of life-long developmental stammering that resolved completely after the onset of a posterior circulation stroke and we speculate on the reason for this.
Bakheit
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Moseley Hall Hospital, South Birmingham Community Health, Birmingham, UK. magid.bakheit@sbpct.nhs.uk
Frost
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Ackroyd
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D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D013342:Stuttering / Q000209:etiology*