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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?
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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
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?
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new patients joined this month
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say foreign accent syndrome is their primary condition
These charts show data from foreign accent syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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