loss of speech
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Lacking any physical irregularities that would cause his loss of speech, I conclude the condition must be related to brain function.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
One of his patients, Louis Victor Leborgne, suffered from a continuing loss of speech that resulted in an inability to form any syllables other than tan.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Recent research suggests that, by 2, toddlers can begin to reveal signs of autism: an absence of big smiles or, as in Jonathan’s case, an abrupt loss of speech and a lack of interactive gestures.
From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2017
In a mesmerising video, one of the charity's music therapists starts communicating with a woman whose dementia has lead to the loss of speech, by doing a sort of singing and guitar-playing call-and-response.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 28, 2012
We should miss the loss of cheap and rapid correspondence with our friends and acquaintances almost as much as the loss of speech or the loss of sight.
From Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science by Fyfe, J. Hamilton
