Posts Tagged ‘foreign accent syndrome’
US Woman still Speaking in a European Accent, 18 Months after Dental Procedure
An American woman is still speaking in a European accent 18 months after undergoing dental surgery. Karen Butler, a tax consultant from Toledo in Oregon, developed a foreign accent after undergoing a dental procedure. Her accent has been described by other people as British, Swedish and Eastern European. Mrs Butler had all her top and […]
American woman wakes up with British accent after dental surgery
A 56 year old woman from Oregon woke up with a British accent, as well as a new set of dentures after undergoing oral surgery. Karen Butler had the operation in November and woke to find that her American accent had transformed into a British accent; the voice remained with her for weeks after the […]
