Foreign Accent Syndrome Mimicked by Garcin Syndrome with Spontaneous Resolution

Foreign Accent Syndrome Mimicked by Garcin Syndrome with Spontaneous Resolution

An English speaking women developed a French accent, without any aphasic syndromes, in conjunction with multiple left sided cranial nerve deficits, temporally related to cranial trauma. Extensive testing with multimodality magnetic resonance imaging, cerebrospinal fluid and laboratory analysis was u...

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Main Author: Michael Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/498652
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spelling doaj-b11900cfcb3e432b8923227ad44e45392021-07-02T01:54:38ZengHindawi LimitedBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842008-01-0119419519710.1155/2008/498652Foreign Accent Syndrome Mimicked by Garcin Syndrome with Spontaneous ResolutionMichael Hoffmann0Department of Neurology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USAAn English speaking women developed a French accent, without any aphasic syndromes, in conjunction with multiple left sided cranial nerve deficits, temporally related to cranial trauma. Extensive testing with multimodality magnetic resonance imaging, cerebrospinal fluid and laboratory analysis was unremarkable. She was followed over a 3 year period during which her French accent resolved as did the majority of her multiple unilateral cranial neuropathies. The neurological diagnoses included a foreign accent syndrome attributed to a reversible Garcin syndrome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/498652
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Foreign Accent Syndrome Mimicked by Garcin Syndrome with Spontaneous Resolution
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title Foreign Accent Syndrome Mimicked by Garcin Syndrome with Spontaneous Resolution
title_short Foreign Accent Syndrome Mimicked by Garcin Syndrome with Spontaneous Resolution
title_full Foreign Accent Syndrome Mimicked by Garcin Syndrome with Spontaneous Resolution
title_fullStr Foreign Accent Syndrome Mimicked by Garcin Syndrome with Spontaneous Resolution
title_full_unstemmed Foreign Accent Syndrome Mimicked by Garcin Syndrome with Spontaneous Resolution
title_sort foreign accent syndrome mimicked by garcin syndrome with spontaneous resolution
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Behavioural Neurology
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publishDate 2008-01-01
description An English speaking women developed a French accent, without any aphasic syndromes, in conjunction with multiple left sided cranial nerve deficits, temporally related to cranial trauma. Extensive testing with multimodality magnetic resonance imaging, cerebrospinal fluid and laboratory analysis was unremarkable. She was followed over a 3 year period during which her French accent resolved as did the majority of her multiple unilateral cranial neuropathies. The neurological diagnoses included a foreign accent syndrome attributed to a reversible Garcin syndrome.
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