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Foreign Accent Syndrome

Foreign Accent Syndrome is a rare brain injury and is seen as a stroke symptom. You can see the neurological condition in the video from Sky News here and other examples of Foreign Accent Syndrome. This is a recent case of a UK woman who had a migraine attack that then woke up to find herself speaking with a Chinese accent. That accent has now become an Eastern European sounding one now. So watch and listen to Sarah Colwill’s story about her sudden attack of Foreign Accent Syndrome…. Continue Reading

Co-Proxamol Ban Saves Lives

Co-proxamol, the was popular pain killer in the UK, had its licence removed by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency after its initial announcement of the withdrawal of co-proxamol in 2005. This was after concerns over the safety of prescribing co-proxamol as a pain relief medication as it was likened to an increase in overdose deaths both… Continue Reading