Neurogenic stuttering and lateralized motor deficits induced by tranylcypromine

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Duffy, J.D.

Affiliations: Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Pennsylvannia and Hahnemann University Medical School, and Allegheny Neuropsychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, 7777 Steubenville Pike, Oakdale, PA 15071, USA

Abstract: A case of neurogenic stuttering induced by the monoamine oxidase inhibitor tranylcypromine is described. The association of neurogenic stuttering with acquired lateralized motor deficits in the patient described is discussed with reference to current theories regarding the pathogenesis of neurogenic stuttering.

Keywords: Dominance, Stuttering, Tranylcypromine

DOI: 10.3233/BEN-1994-73-410

Journal: Behavioural Neurology, vol. 7, no. 3-4, pp. 171-174, 1994