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. 2005 Aug 4;16(1):37–39. doi: 10.1155/2005/941926

Stuttering Due To Ischemic Stroke

Huseyin Alparslan Sahin 1,*, Yakup Krespi 2, Ahmet Yilmaz 1, Oguzhan Coban 3
PMCID: PMC5478831  PMID: 16082078

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


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