Debie Royston, British Woman, Develops French Accent After Flu Symptoms And Seizures

When some people come down with a really bad case of the flu, the lasting effects may include an unceasing runny nose or a cough that just won't go away. But for a 40-year-old British woman, it was a French accent.

The Daily Mail reports the curious case of Debie Royston, who developed symptoms of the flu. However, as time went on, her face began drooping and she started to have seizures, up to 10 a day.

Ultimately, a seizure made her unable to speak, and she had to undergo a month of therapy to be able to speak again, the Daily Mail reported. But when she finally did, her typical accent was gone -- and replaced with a French one. Newcastle University experts diagnosed her with foreign accent syndrome, according to the Daily Mail.