Posttraumatic vocal disarticulation
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Posttraumatic vocal disacticulation is a Human condition involving the vocal chords of a human being. After a period of extreme stress or trauma, a person diagnosed with this "disease" is rendered completely unable to speak, even if there is no catastrophic injury to their actual vocal chords. It is unclear if this condition is permenant, or if it is merely psychological.
