Paced2live - Is it possible that you had a stroke in the past? There's a rare and acquired speech disorder known as Foreign accent syndrome or FAS that in many cases is caused by a stroke. The brain damage from the stroke affects a person's speech rhythm and melody. People with FAS adopt what sounds like a foreign accent, even though they may have never traveled to a foreign country before or learned a foreign language.
Patients have found support for this through speech therapy and counseling. You may want to consider seeing a specialist who can provide the right type of exam and diagnostic workup such as a speech-language pathologist, neurologist, neuropsychologist or psychologist. Some of the diagnostic tools used are:
* Psychological evaluation
* Language skills assessment, such as:
* Examination of muscles used in speech
* Electroencephalogram (EEG) -a test that records the brain's activity by measuring electrical currents through the brain
* MRI scan -a test that uses magnetic waves to make pictures of structures inside the brain
* CT scan -a type of x-ray that uses a computer to make pictures of structures inside the brain
It would also be a good idea to make sure that your pacemaker is working properly and is not causing any issues for you.
Will you let us know how you plan to follow up on this? Good luck! Pat
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Paced2live - Is it possible that you had a stroke in the past? There's a rare and acquired speech disorder known as Foreign accent syndrome or FAS that in many cases is caused by a stroke. The brain damage from the stroke affects a person's speech rhythm and melody. People with FAS adopt what sounds like a foreign accent, even though they may have never traveled to a foreign country before or learned a foreign language.
Patients have found support for this through speech therapy and counseling. You may want to consider seeing a specialist who can provide the right type of exam and diagnostic workup such as a speech-language pathologist, neurologist, neuropsychologist or psychologist. Some of the diagnostic tools used are:
* Psychological evaluation
* Language skills assessment, such as:
* Examination of muscles used in speech
* Electroencephalogram (EEG) -a test that records the brain's activity by measuring electrical currents through the brain
* MRI scan -a test that uses magnetic waves to make pictures of structures inside the brain
* CT scan -a type of x-ray that uses a computer to make pictures of structures inside the brain
It would also be a good idea to make sure that your pacemaker is working properly and is not causing any issues for you.
Will you let us know how you plan to follow up on this? Good luck! Pat
May 13, 2010 - 6:46pmThis Comment
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