A Case of Cortical Deafness due to Bilateral Heschl Gyrus Infarct

We report the case of a 58-year-old male who presented with an episode of seizure and abrupt onset hearing loss. Neuroimaging revealed acute infarcts in bilateral Heschl gyri. Objective tests of peripheral auditory function were essentially normal and a diagnosis of cortical deafness was made.

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Main Authors: Santhosh Narayanan, K. Abdul Majeed, Gomathy Subramaniam, Arathi Narayanan, K. M. Navaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6816748
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