US EditionDad wakes up from surgery speaking fluent Spanish
Stephen Chase has experienced multiple temporary episodes of Foreign Language Syndrome, speaking fluent Spanish for up to an hour after surgery, despite minimal prior knowledge.
- After waking from surgery, Stephen Chase, Utah man, began speaking fluent Spanish despite only beginner-level skills, with episodes recurring after each anesthesia over the past decade.
- It is believed to be triggered by strokes, head injuries or psychological stress, and surgery is among linked events in Foreign Language Syndrome, a rare neurological phenomenon.
- During recovery, nurses say Chase answers questions in Spanish then returns to English after about 20 minutes, and he used this brief fluency on a Chile gospel mission.
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- Chase says in his head he is speaking and does not understand why staff cannot understand him, describing himself as a modest second-language learner whose near-native post-op fluency briefly subsides within an hour.
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At the age of 19, Stephen Chase underwent a routine knee intervention in Utah. Although his command of Spanish was limited to a few phrases learned at school, when he woke up from anesthesia he began to speak the language, with surprising ease, for about 20 minutes."I don't speak Spanish.I had several classes in high school, but at a very basic level.Perhaps I can count up to 10 and know some loose words," Chase told LadBible.This father of thre…
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Man wakes from surgery speaking fluent ‘native-level’ Spanish despite only knowing how to count to 10
Trending News: After waking up from knee surgery, a man suddenly spoke fluent Spanish despite having minimal knowledge of the language. This rare condition, known as Foreign Language Syndrome, has baffled doctors and raised questions about the brain's hidden capabilities. Discover Stephen Chase's remarkable story and the medical insights behind this phenomenon.
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