Palilalia (from the Greek πάλιν (pálin) meaning "again" and λαλιά (laliá) meaning "speech" or "to talk")[1] a complex tic, is an acquired[citation needed][dubious – discuss] speech disorder characterized by the involuntary repetition of syllables, words, or phrases. It has features resembling other complex tics such as echolalia or coprolalia, but unlike other aphasias, palilalia is based upon contextually correct speech.[2] It was originally described by Alexandre-Achille Souques in a patient with stroke leading to left-side hemiplegia,[3] although a condition described as auto-echolalia in 1899 by Édouard Brissaud may have been the same condition.[1]
Contents
- 1 Classification
- 2 Characteristics
- 3 Causes
- 4 Diagnosis
- 5 References
Classification[edit]
Palilalia is considered an aphasia, a disorder of language, and is not to be confused with speech disorder as there is no difficulty in the formation of internal speech.[1] Palilalia further disassociates itself from speech disorders like stuttering or cluttering as it tends to only express itself in spontaneous speech, such as answering basic questions, and not in automatic speech like reading or singing.[1]
Palilalia may occur in conditions affecting the pre-frontal cortex or basal ganglia regions, either from physical trauma, neurodegenerative disorders, genetic disorders, or a loss of dopamine in these brain regions.[4] Palilalia may be present in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders, occurring most commonly in Tourette syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, and progressive supranuclear palsy.[4][5]
Characteristics[edit]
Palilalia is defined as the repetition of the speaker's words or phrases, often for a varying number of repeats. Repeated units are generally whole sections of words and are larger than a syllable, with words being repeated the most often, followed by phrases, and then syllables or sounds.[3] [2] Palilalic repetitions are often spoken with decreasing volume and speed up over time.[6]
A 2007 case study by Van Borsel et al. examined the acoustic features in palilalia.[7] AB, a 60-year-old male was diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease and had noticed changes in gait, posture, writing, and speech.[5] Observation of his perceptual speech characteristics and Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment results suggested AB suffered from hypokinetic dysarthria with a marked palilalia. It was determined to start speech therapy with passive (metronome) and active (pacing boards) pacing techniques to reduce the number of palilalic repetitions. Unfortunately AB was not able to enunciate despite extensive training.[5]
Analysis of AB's speech therapy showed his repetitions lasted from 1 minute 33 seconds to 2 minutes 28 seconds, ranging from 1 to 32 repetitions on some words, and differed from trial to trial. Pauses were present between each repetition, ranging from 0.1 to 0.7 seconds. Van Borsel et al. concluded that AB's palilalic repetitions followed no pattern: the duration of each repetition train did not decrease over time, the number of repetitions per train did not increase, and the duration of each individual word did not decrease in duration. Such results indicated not all palilalic repetitions show an increasing rate with decreasing volume, and defied the two distinct subtypes of palilalia as suggested by Sterling.[7] Sterling's Type A, sometimes called palilalie spasmodique, is characterized by fast repetitions and decreasing volume, while Sterling's Type B, sometimes called palilalie atonique, is characterized by repetitions at a constant rate with interspersed periods of silence.[8] AB showed neither a systematic increase (Sterling's Type A) or a constant duration (Sterling's Type B) and instead fell between the two.
Palilalia has been theorized to occur in writing and sign language.[5][9] A case study by Tyrone and Moll examined a 79-year-old right-handed deaf man named PSP who showed anomalies in his signing.[9] PSP had learned British sign language (BSL) at the age of seven and had developed left-sided weakness and dysphagia at age 77. PSP showed involuntary movements and repetitions in his signing.[9] Tyrone and Moll reported his movements were palilalic in nature, as entire signs were repeated and the repetitional movements became smaller and smaller in amplitude.[9]
Causes[edit]
The exact cause of palilalia is unknown.
Palilalia also occurs in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders, occurring most commonly in Tourette syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, and progressive supranuclear palsy.[7] Such degradation can occur in the substantia nigra where decreased dopamine production results in a loss of function.[4] It can also occur in a variety of genetic disorders including Fragile X syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Asperger's syndrome, and autism.[4]
Diagnosis[edit]
Palilalia must be differentiated from other complex tic disorders (such as echolalia), stuttering,[7] and logoclonia. In contrast to stuttering or logoclonia, palilalic repetitions tend to consist of complete sections of words or phrases,[5] are often repeated many times,[10] and the speaker has no difficulty initiating speech.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Critchley M (July 1927). "On palilalia". J Neurol Psychopathol 8 (29): 23–32. doi:10.1136/jnnp.s1-8.29.23. PMC 1068500. PMID 21611242.
- ^ a b Maassen B, Kent R, Peters H et al. Speech motor control: In normal and disordered speech. Oxford University Press. pp. 342–345. ISBN 978-0-19-852627-8.
- ^ a b Mantie-Kozlowski A (2008). Repetitive verbal behaviors in free conversation with a person with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. ProQuest. pp. 5,8. ISBN 978-0-549-62729-6.
- ^ a b c d Van Borsel J, Tetnowski JA (2007). "Fluency disorders in genetic syndromes". J Fluency Disord 32 (4): 279–96. doi:10.1016/j.jfludis.2007.07.002. PMID 17963937.
- ^ a b c d e Van Borsel J, Bontinck C, Coryn M, Paemeleire F, Vandemaele P (April 2007). "Acoustic features of palilalia: a case study". Brain Lang 101 (1): 90–6. doi:10.1016/j.bandl.2006.06.118. PMID 16890278.
- ^ Benson DF, Ardila A (1996). Aphasia: a clinical perspective. Oxford University Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-19-508934-9. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d Sterling W (1924). "Palilalie et le symptome 'linguosalivaire' dans le Parkinsonisme encéphalitique". Revue Neurologique (in French) 32: 205–20.
- ^ Benke T, Butterworth B (July 2001). "Palilalia and repetitive speech: two case studies". Brain Lang 78 (1): 62–81. doi:10.1006/brln.2000.2445. PMID 11412016.
- ^ a b c d Tyrone ME, Woll B (January 2008). "Palilalia in sign language". Neurology 70 (2): 155–6. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000279378.09844.89. PMID 18180445.
- ^ Blanken G, Dittman J, Grimm H, Marshall J, Wallesh C.-W. (Eds.), "Repetitive phenomena in aphasia" in Linguistic disorders and pathologies. An international handbook, Waltger de Gruyter, Berlin/New York (1993), pp. 225–238
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