It sounds like something from a medical TV drama like “Grey’s Anatomy,” but last week a story began trending about a teenage native English speaker who woke up from a coma with a new ability to speak ...

A team of doctors in the Netherlands has reported a strange case of foreign language syndrome (FLS). A 17-year-old boy who suffered an injury while playing soccer was admitted to a hospital for knee ...

While waking up from knee surgery, a 17-year-old boy temporarily lost his ability to speak in his native language.

A rare brain disorder can cause sufferers to speak with a foreign accent. Nov. 13, 2008 — -- CindyLou Romberg sounds like she could be from any number of exotic countries around the world. She ...

Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS) is an uncommon motor speech disorder characterised by the emergence of an accent perceived as non-native, often following neurological insults such as stroke. Unlike ...

The symptoms: The teenager was admitted to a hospital in the Netherlands for knee surgery after getting injured while playing soccer. The surgery was successful, but when the patient woke up from the ...