Who is most at risk for dysprosody?

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Dysprosody is extremely rare, occurring in just 25 people between the years 1907 and 1978. Adults and children who have suffered certain types of brain damage seem to be most at risk of getting this rare disorder. If the right hemisphere of a person's brain has been damaged by a stroke, tumors, traumatic injuries, lesions, and/or neurological disorders, this person is at risk of dysprosody.

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Physical Disabilities

Physical disabilities can be sensory, where there are problems with sight, hearing or speech, or they may impair motor function, so that movement is restricted or imprecise. Injuries may cause a disability, and disease such as a heart condition may also make normal exertion impossible. Some disabilities start at birth - congenital disabilities. Others are acquired during life. If you have a disability, it is almost certain that there are many others who do also. Most conditions have support groups or associations that have grown up relating to the problem. These groups may offer specialized help to minimize the effect of the condition.

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