Stuttering due to ischemic stroke

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Sahin, Huseyin Alparslan | Krespi, Yakup | Yilmaz, Ahmet | Coban, Oguzhan

Affiliations: Ondokuz Mayís University Medical School Department of Neurology, Samsun, Turkey | Istanbul University, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey

Note: [] Corresponding author: Huseyin A Sahin, MD, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School Department of Neurology, 55139 Samsun, Turkey. Tel.: +90 3624576000 3504; Fax: +90 3624576041; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Acquired stuttering is a disorder of the fluency of speech. The mechanism underlying stuttering is unknown. It may occur after bilateral and unilateral cortical or subcortical brain damage. We report two cases who had stuttering resulting from left parietal infarction.

Keywords: stroke, aquired stuttering, supramarginal gyrus, angular gyrus

Journal: Behavioural Neurology, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 37-39, 2005