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A 17-year-old boy from the Netherlands made headlines after unexpectedly losing the ability to speak his native Dutch following knee surgery, only able to communicate in English. His case, which puzzled medical professionals, involved temporary Foreign Language Syndrome, where he initially could not recognize his parents or understand Dutch, raising significant interest in the medical community regarding the neurological implications of anesthesia.
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A Dutch teenager unexpectedly lost the ability to speak their mother tongue after knee surgery.
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