CAUSE OR EFFECT OF STUTTERING?
Abnormal brain activity could be a cause or a result of stuttering. How a child learns speech and language affects how his brain’s speech structures grow. Stuttering may cause neurological abnormalities, or vice versa, or both. DRUG TREATMENTS FOR STUTTERING More than 20 drugs have been tested on stutterers. Only two reduce stuttering — haloperidol and botulism toxin — and these have severe side effects. Placebos produce extreme side effects in stutterers, without effecting stuttering, suggesting that stuttering has a low psychosomatic content.
