Foreign accent syndrome (FAS): causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Foreign accent syndrome (FAS): causes. Left basal ganglia, Left precentral gyrus, Pontine. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Stroke-induced
- Left basal ganglia
- Left precentral gyrus
- Pontine
Psychiatric causes
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Developmental motor speech disorders
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Recovery phase of other speech disorders
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Other neurological causes
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Systemic causes
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References
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- Gurd JM, Bessell NJ, Bladon RA, Bamford JM. A case of foreign accent syndrome, with follow-up clinical, neuropsychological and phonetic descriptions. Neuropsychologia 1988; 26:237-251.
- Tokida H, Shiga Y, Shimoe Y, Yamori S, Tanaka A, Kuriyama M. Foreign accent syndrome caused by the left precentral infarction-a case report. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2017; 57:293-297.
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