Title

Brain damage and cortical compensation in foreign accent syndrome

Authors

Authors

J. Fridriksson; J. Ryalls; C. Rorden; P. S. Morgan; M. S. George;G. C. Baylis

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Neurocase

Keywords

DIFFUSION-TENSOR; SPEECH; ACTIVATION; APHASIA; Clinical Neurology; Psychiatry; Psychology

Abstract

Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS) is a well-known neurological deficit Whose underlying cause has remained obscure despite almost a century of study. Combining structural and functional imaging, our Studies suggest that FAS represents a compensatory response to impaired motor regulation of speech. We describe a patient who acquired FAS as a result of an ischemic stroke in the left basal ganglia. In addition to this case being exceptionally clean, we were able to confirm a specific lesion location as well as provide strong evidence that impaired motor speech regulation resulted in compensation by other areas of the cortical motor speech network.

Journal Title

Neurocase

Volume

11

Issue/Number

5

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

319

Last Page

324

WOS Identifier

WOS:000233013700003

ISSN

1355-4794

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