A REVIEW ON FOREIGN ACCENT SYNDROME
*Kashish Bhardwaj, Abhishek Rana, Akshita, Surender Sharma, Dhiraj Kumar
ABSTRACT
Foreign accent syndrome is a rare disorder of speech in which patient observe that he/she speaks in a foreign accent other than his/her native place. This disorder is also known as pseudo-accent and it was first seen in 1940. Foreign accent syndrome is diagnosed more in females as compared to males. This disorder is mainly seen in age range of about 25-49 years. It may also affect the psychological behavior of patient. The mechanism of this disease is still not known. In this article different cases were studied and it was reported that the patients previously suffered from head injuries and thus conclude, it might be a psychological disorder.
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