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Return of stuttering after stroke.

M S Mouradian1, T Paslawski, A Shuaib

  • 1Department of Medicine, Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. MMURATOG@CHA.AB.CA

Brain and Language
|June 29, 2000
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Brain lesions can cause stuttering to return, even after it resolved. This case study highlights how stroke may disrupt compensatory mechanisms, leading to the recurrence of developmental stuttering.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Speech-Language Pathology

Background:

  • The underlying causes of developmental and acquired stuttering are not fully understood.
  • Recurrence of stuttering after resolution has been observed following brain lesions.

Observation:

  • A patient experienced a return of developmental stuttering after suffering a left hemispheric stroke.
  • This event occurred despite the stuttering having previously resolved spontaneously or through therapy.

Findings:

  • Acquired brain lesions, such as a stroke, can trigger the reappearance of stuttering.
  • The stroke may have disrupted neural pathways responsible for speech fluency.

Implications:

  • This case supports the hypothesis that brain lesions can reactivate stuttering by impairing compensatory mechanisms.

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  • Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for developing targeted therapies for stuttering relapse.