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Head Injury Induces Foreign Accent Syndrome

Posted by michael on from the weird-science dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers have identified a rare disorder in which people, usually who have suffered a brain injury, find themselves speaking with a foreign accent. As reported by Science Blog, a Florida woman found herself speaking with a British accident after a stroke left her partially paralyzed. Fewer than 20 cases have been reported since 1919."

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  1. she should make a t-shirt by shweazel · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I had a stroke and all I got was this bloody accent"

  2. All my accent are belong to 1337 by orthogonal · · Score: 4, Funny

    1 b4n63d my h34d 0n 4 c0mpu73r 4nd n0w 4|| my 4cc3n7 4r3 Pwn3d |1k3 7h15.

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  3. How politically incorrect by thelenm · · Score: 4, Funny

    What a politically incorrect premise:

    Woman Suffers Brain Injury, Now Speaks With British Accent

    But who are we to argue with science? ;-)

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