What is foreign accent syndrome?

Foreign accent syndrome is a disorder classified as a change of speech causing a person to sound as if they are speaking with a foreign accent. It is most often related to brain damage caused by trauma or a related condition.

How do members experience foreign accent syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with foreign accent syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for foreign accent syndrome*

Who has foreign accent syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 0
40s 1
50s 1
60s 0
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 4

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What is foreign accent syndrome?

Foreign accent syndrome is a disorder classified as a change of speech causing a person to sound as if they are speaking with a foreign accent. It is most often related to brain damage caused by trauma or a related condition.



Common symptoms reported by people with foreign accent syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for foreign accent syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with foreign accent syndrome

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Who has foreign accent syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 2 say foreign accent syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 0
40s 1
50s 1
60s 0
70+ 1
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 4

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 1
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from foreign accent syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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