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A Dutch teenager
received an operation
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following an injury during
a soccer match
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After he woke up from
anesthesia
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he spoke perfect English
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but was unable to
speak Dutch
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He even believed that
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he's in the U.S.
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and could not recognize
his own parents
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Is this some soap opera
amnesia plot?
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Scientists believed that
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this should be one of
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the rare case of foreign
language syndrome
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So far, there are 8 cases
identified
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These cases have been
reported
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after surgeries involving
anesthesia
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strokes or specific
brain injuries
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The patient can articulate
a perfect foreign accent
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like a native
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The previous cases
include an American
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who only spoke Norwegian
after a surgery
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and an Italian who
spoke French
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following a brain injury
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However, this symptom
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usually only lasts for a few
hours to a day
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If this happened to you
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which language would
you like to pick up?
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Share with us in the
comment below!