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
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
The aphasia associated with Wernicke’s area is known as a receptive aphasia, which is not a loss of speech production, but a loss of understanding of content.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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
Ogle quotes six cases of loss of speech after bites of venomous snakes.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)