Neurogenic Stuttering: A Review

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Van Borsel, John

Affiliations: University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

Abstract: Stuttering usually has its onset in childhood, somewhere between the ages of two and five. When stuttering for the first time occurs later in life, it is often the result of brain damage. This paper presents a review of stuttering following brain damage. Symptomatology, lesion site and subtypes, concomitance with aphasia, and prognosis and treatment are discussed, as well as the more complex situation that arises when a developmental stutterer suffers brain damage.

Keywords: neurogenic stuttering, adult-onset stuttering, acquired stuttering

DOI: 10.3233/ACS-1997-7104

Journal: Journal of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 16-33, 1997