A female college student studying abroad suddenly doesn't remember English...What kind of disease is it?
May 21, 2025
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According to Chinese media such as Sohu, a 24-year-old woman A, a university student in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, suddenly became unconscious with a breakable headache during class. A hospital examination revealed a cerebral hemorrhage.
Medical staff performed emergency surgery, saying bleeding was observed in the left part of the brain.
However, after waking up after the operation, she was embarrassed that she could not speak simple English. Having studied abroad for more than a year, she usually spoke English fluently, but after the surgery, she did not even come up with simple English words. However, Mandarin and Cantonese were available without any problems.
Dr. Wanfeng, a neurosurgeon at Guangdong People's Hospital, responded "The brain may have different parts of processing multiple languages. If cerebral hemorrhage only affects a particular area responsible for English, it is likely that only English skills will be lost. "This is a type of selective aphasia, which is rare in multilingual people" he explained.
'Aphasia' is a speech disorder caused by brain damage, and there are various types such as sensory aphasia and motility aphasia.
Stroke is the most common condition that can lead to impairments in the brain region involved in speech ability, and other diseases include brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, and encephalitis. Symptoms of aphasia in stroke appear relatively quickly, and symptoms may appear relatively slowly in cases of brain tumors or infections.
In the case of A, fortunately, there was no abnormality in other physical functions.
Accordingly, the medical staff established a customized treatment plan for drug treatment, physical treatment, and surgical treatment if necessary. In addition, rehabilitation programs such as speech therapy and cognitive training will be conducted at the same time to help restore language skills.
Experts stressed that the case shows how different symptoms of cerebral hemorrhage can be. Common cerebral hemorrhage symptoms include extreme headaches, vomiting, confusion of consciousness, and speech disorders, and it is important to take medical action immediately if brain function is suspected.
Experts advised that maintaining a healthy diet, regular exercise, blood pressure management, smoking cessation and abstaining, and regular health checkups are essential as lifestyle habits to prevent cerebral hemorrhage.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
