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A cancer patient originally from the United States developed what researchers say was an “uncontrollable Irish accent” during treatment, despite never having been to Ireland or having direct relatives in the country.
According to the report published in the January issue of BMJ Case Reports, This male patient in his 50s was being treated for prostate cancer by doctors at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, when he began to speak with an “Irish accent” for the first time in his life.
“His accent was uncontrollable, present in all settings, and gradually became persistent,” according to the report, co-authored by researchers at the South Carolina Urological Research Center.
Despite never having lived in Ireland or traveled to the country, the man developed the speech pattern about two years after he was diagnosed with hormone-sensitive metastatic prostate cancer, according to the report, which notes that he developed a case foreign accent syndrome (SAE).
What is foreign accent syndrome?
According to Cancer Care of Western New York, foreign accent syndrome is a rare acquired speech disorder. In many cases, it is caused by a stroke. Damage to the brain affects the rhythm and melody of speech. If you have foreign accent syndrome, you adopt what sounds like a foreign accent, even though you may never have traveled to that particular country.
What are the symptoms of foreign accent syndrome?
According to Cancer Care of Western New York, if you have any of these symptoms, don’t assume it’s due to foreign accent syndrome. These symptoms may be caused by other conditions. Tell your doctor if you have any of the following symptoms:
- Distortion of rhythm and tone of speech
- Produce longer, lower vowel sounds (eg, change English “yeah” or German “jah”)
- Change the sound quality by moving your tongue or jaw differently when speaking
- Substituting words or using inappropriate words to describe something
- Threading sentences incorrectly
If you have foreign accent syndrome, you may be able to speak easily and without anxiety. The “accent” you have adopted could be within the same language, such as American-English to British-English. It should be noted that the symptoms of foreign accent syndrome can last for months or years.
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