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‘Speaking in tongues’Paradoxical fixation on a non‐native language following anaesthesia
Author(s) -
Ward M. E.,
Marshall J. C.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.01160.x
Subject(s) - medicine , relevance (law) , anesthesia , fixation (population genetics) , general anaesthesia , population , environmental health , political science , law
An intriguing case of transient language disturbance following anaesthesia is described which may throw some light on the way languages are stored in the brain. A review of the existing literature and its relevance to this unique case is discussed.