Yar’adua: Possible Causes Of Loss of Speech

The testimony by the Chief Imam of the Abuja National Mosque Sheikh Musa Mohamed last night about his encounter with the ailing President Umaru Yar’adua substantially confirms Daily Trust’s lead story of Monday, March 22, which reported that though Yar’adua has made much progress physically, he appears to be suffering from a loss partial of speech.

Chief Imam’s account of their meeting indicated that there was minimal communication between Yar’adua and his four visitors, though he participated actively in the prayers said for him. Daily Trust’s earlier report, quoting sources close to the president, said Yar’adua does not communicate effectively and had brought with him a speech therapist from the King Fahd Hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Quick checks on the internet showed there are as many as 58 likely medical causes of speech loss. They include early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Angelman Syndrome, poisoning, cerebral hypoxia, brain tumour, cerebral infection, epilepsy, head injury and Huntington’s disease.

Other possible causes are motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke and transient ischaemic attack. Of course, only the President’s doctors could say what caused his partial loss of speech. 

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