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STUTTERING AS A MANIFESTATION OF STROKE
Author(s) -
Donnan G. A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb111968.x
Subject(s) - stuttering , aphasia , etiology , carotid endarterectomy , medicine , stroke (engine) , audiology , psychology , communication disorder , language disorder , surgery , carotid arteries , psychiatry , cognition , mechanical engineering , engineering
Two cases are described of stuttering as a manifestation of cerebral ischaemia in previously stutter‐free individuals. In the first case, stuttering suddenly ceased after carotid endarterectomy; the second patient developed stuttering after a period of three days of complete aphasia after which the stutter gradually improved. Aetiological possibilities are discussed in the light of current theories.