US cancer patient mysteriously developed uncontrollable Irish brogue
While the man spent a few years in England, he never made the journey to Ireland, and had no Irish background beyond a few distant relatives."Researchers in the US said the development was consistent with Foreign Accent Syndrome ."
Cases of FAS are considered to be incredibly rare, and was likely brought on"due to a so-called paraneoplastic neurological disorder, which developed as his immune system fought the cancer."RTÉ News reported that:"It is understood to be the first case of FAS in a patient with prostate cancer and the third such case in someone with a malignancy."
Unfortunately the patient passed away despite treatment after he developed brain metastases and paralysis. Due to patient confidentiality, little else is known about the man.
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