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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Woman Falls Down Stairs, Wakes Up With Russian Accent

A Virginia woman has to explain where she's from more than most thanks to a tumble down a stairwell three years ago.

Though she was born in Pennsylvania, went to college on the Eastern Shore and lives in Fairfax County, Robin Vanderlip speaks with a Russian accent these days, the Washington Post reported. She's had it ever since she woke up from that fall.

The National Institutes of Health and the University of Maryland are on this case of foreign accent syndrome. Vanderlip's not the first, but fewer than 60 cases have been reported worldwide, the Post reported.

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6 comments:

10001110101 said...

Read "The search for Bridy Murphy". It was very controversial in the 50's.

Anonymous said...

my guess is that she ate too many soft crabs. thanks sjd

Anonymous said...

Obama fell out of no where and wound up with an english accent ...

Anonymous said...

oops, i meant to say an american accent

Anonymous said...

LOL 8:44 and 9:53! That is a good one!

Anonymous said...

It's obvious she was RUSSHIN' or the fall wouldn't have happen...DUH!