loss of speech
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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
I will designate it, therefore, as aphemia, or loss of speech.
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
Culpeper commended the Lily of the Valley for weak memory, loss of speech, and apoplexy; whilst Gerard advised it for gout.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
