Stuttering
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Broader Terms
sign /symptom, speech disorder
Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- The cause of stuttering isn't clear.
- Late-onset developmental stuttering is rare.
- Stuttering is a form of dysfluency - an interruption in the flow of speech.
- Stuttering is largely a disorder of poorly coordinated speech production muscles.
- neurogenic stuttering: Neurogenic stuttering is also a common disorder that occurs from signal problems between the brain and nerves and muscles.
