Foreign Accent sydrome

Presented by:

-Sirine Ben Dhiab

• Alteration of tone , pitch , and rhythm of a person’s speech .

• Perceived as a different accent .

• Claims of diffrent language abilities .

What’s Foreign accent sydrome?

• Stroke • Trauma to the brain • Brain hemorrhage• Multiple sclerosis• Brain tumor • Aphasia • Apraxia

The causes

Risk Factors and treatment

• Speech therapy • Counseling

Symptoms

First observed in 1907. Most famous case from 1941 in Norway ,

woman developed German accent and was shunned .

There are only 60 Cases worldwide .

Cases

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