Pure word deafness in a patient with bilateral ischemic stroke in the superior temporal gyrus (STG).

Conclusions: Our case suggested that bilateral, symmetric lesions in the region of STG could cause pure world deafness. The diversity and severity of symptoms confirm the necessity of pure world deafness classification for subtypes. PMID: 32364009 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32364009?dopt=Abstract

Source: Neurocase - May 1, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Slotwinski K, Ejma M, Szczepanska A, Budrewicz S, Koszewicz M Tags: Neurocase Source Type: research