Irish brogue after stroke

Abstract

Background: We describe a patient who presented a unique variation of the previously described acquired foreign accent syndrome. Case Description: A 65-year-old woman developed an Irish brogue immediately after a deep left hemisphere stroke. The newly accented speech possibly represented a previously learned speech pattern. Conclusions: Suppressed prosodic speech patterns may reemerge in the setting of brain injury. © 1992 American Heart Association, Inc.