Thursday, May 5, 2011

Oregon Women Awakens From Surgery With British Accent

Karen Butler, from Madras, OR, was put under for oral surgery a year and half ago, when she woke up, her face swollen and sore, but something else was very different, she had a British accent. Although the pain and swelling went away eventually, the unexplained accent did not. So what happened? It's a phenomena known as foreign accent syndrome, a rare disorder of which only 60 documented cases have been identified worldwide between 1949 and 2009. It is often associated with stroke, multiple sclerosis, migraines and head trauma.
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26 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 5, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    I wish I would randomly wake up with a british accent.

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  2. cadexnMay 5, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Never knew you could 'transplant' an accent.

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  3. choikestaMay 5, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    Lol I don't think she did it on purpose

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  4. AnonymousMay 5, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    That's trippy. I want to wake up with a foreign accent. I hate my mexican accent. :(

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  5. Leo`May 5, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    Lol where do i get this accident? I'd like a posh accent

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  6. Cyl YoannMay 5, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    foreign accent syndrome ! very fun !

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  7. XenotothMay 5, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Considering that it is typically associated with brain damage, I would look into seeing what that anesthesiologist did... Crazy things happen when you screw with your brain.

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  8. RumikoMay 5, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    Thats odd lol. Weird to think that a mistake can mess up how you pronounce stuff and speak. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. sp3nnyMay 5, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    haha, poor woman

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  10. ShiftMay 5, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Haha. Awesome.
    I love british accent.

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  11. mindlessfrkMay 5, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    This proves that the brain store everything that someone hear, even if they aren't paying attention.

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  12. Splendid TVMay 5, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Crazy stuff, hope they get more research for it!

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  13. AnonymousMay 5, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    Hmm... that's weird. Would be pretty cool though.

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  14. Gambling DegenerateMay 5, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    what! this is insane! ive never haerd of this thats honestly crazy wowww

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  15. LealeepoMay 5, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    Really strange... But I don't think having a british akcent isn't such a big problem isn
    t it?

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  16. AnonymousMay 5, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    weird but also pretty awesome

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  17. PondererMay 5, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    Wow thats crazy and cool!

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  18. LuisMay 5, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Glad I speak spanish :P

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  19. MJ to IMMay 5, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    thats so weird lol

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  20. Pan-manMay 5, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    lol, interesting story

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  21. SmartDroidsMay 5, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    I hear about this syndrome long time ago, thanks for info :)

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  22. RustyMay 5, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    I want a british accent, I'd get +1000 cool points

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  23. ClassicPhilMay 5, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    Sucks to have a British accent aswell!

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  24. ArmageddaMay 5, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Do we all remember wobble girl? She claimed to have a foreign accent in the follow up story, but she was an obvious fraud to begin with I guess.

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  25. stonedperceptionMay 6, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    that's so strange, can't help but feel she's faking it, but why..?

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  26. TresniMay 6, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    Wow, I've heard about this happening to a woman in England as well its so rare but weird how it just happens

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