'Dilbert' creator recovers from rare disorder

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'Dilbert' creator recovers from rare disorder


Scott Adams, 49, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, appears to be a rare example of someone who has largely but not totally, recovered from Spasmodic Dysphonia, a mysterious disease in which parts of the brain controlling speech shut down or go haywire.

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'Dilbert' creator recovers from rare disorder


Scott Adams, 49, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, appears to be a rare example of someone who has largely but not totally, recovered from Spasmodic Dysphonia, a mysterious disease in which parts of the brain controlling speech shut down or go haywire.

Yeah, isn't that the disease that makes some people spout nonsense when they try to talk?

[KRSESQ]

You might be thinking of Tourette Syndrome.

Kevin

[ZokesPro]

I think he means coprolalia.

[TransformX]

I think he meant Aphasia.

[schmosef]

There's such an obvious joke here... It's too obvious. I'm not going for it.

[KRSESQ]

Coprolalia is an occasional but rare characteristic of Tourette syndrome, although it is not required for a diagnosis of Tourette's.

According to the link, Aphasia is typically linked to stroke and limits the victim's ability to communicate by speech in general.

Kevin

[Gurm]

I was definitely thinking of Aphasia. It is rare but not unheard of for Aphasia to manifest as the result of a mental disorder as opposed to stroke or brain damage.

More commonly there is a class of mental disorders referred to as "Word Salad":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_salad_(mental_health)

[KvHagedorn]

My grandfather had a stroke at 65, and lost his speech.. when it came back he could only speak German. (And this was my English, not my German grandfather!) He subsequently perfectly regained his speech, and had no apparent ill effects afterward, physical or mental, and lived to age 93, all his marbles (and curious intelligence) intact.