Foreign accent following brain injury: Syndrome or epiphenomenon?

European Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-91

  Edwards, Richard J ^a   Patel, Nikunj K ^a   Pople, Ian K ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN ACCENT SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOGENESIS; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPEECH DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH DISORDERS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 20544465648     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085503     Document Type: Article

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