Medulloblastoma Presenting With Pure Word Deafness: Report of One Case and Review of Literature

• Main Authors: Yen-Ting Chou (Author), Po-Wu Liao (Author), Michael Che-Hung Lin (Author), Jih-Chyun Chou (Author), Yung-Hsiu Lin (Author), Ming-Hung Lin (Author), Sai-Hung Tang (Author), Mei-Huei Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pure word deafness (PWD) is a rare disorder characterized by impaired verbal comprehension sparing discrimination and recognition of nonverbal sounds with relatively normal spontaneous speech, writing, and reading comprehension. Etiologies of this syndrome are varied, and there are rare reports abou...