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

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...

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Main Authors: Yen-Ting Chou, Po-Wu Liao, Michael Che-Hung Lin, Jih-Chyun Chou, Yung-Hsiu Lin, Ming-Hung Lin, Sai-Hung Tang, Mei-Huei Chen
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-10-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211000994
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description 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 about brain tumor with PWD in children. We report a case of medulloblastoma presented with PWD in a 7-year-old girl. She visited our outpatient clinic because of English dictation performance deterioration. PWD was diagnosed by the otolaryngologist after examinations. Posterior fossa tumor and obstructive hydrocephalus were shown in the magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. The diagnosis of medulloblastoma was then made by pathology.
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spelling doaj-art-8f804fd2d2bc4a3eb41347b972b167972025-08-20T01:58:38ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722011-10-0152529029310.1016/j.pedneo.2011.06.009Medulloblastoma Presenting With Pure Word Deafness: Report of One Case and Review of LiteratureYen-Ting Chou0Po-Wu Liao1Michael Che-Hung Lin2Jih-Chyun Chou3Yung-Hsiu Lin4Ming-Hung Lin5Sai-Hung Tang6Mei-Huei Chen7Department of Pediatrics, Cardinal Tien Hospital Yonghe Branch, New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Cardinal Tien Hospital Yonghe Branch, New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Radiology, Cardinal Tien Hospital Yonghe Branch, New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Cardinal Tien Hospital Yonghe Branch, New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Cardinal Tien Hospital Yonghe Branch, New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Cardinal Tien Hospital Yonghe Branch, New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Radiology, Cardinal Tien Hospital, New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Cardinal Tien Hospital Yonghe Branch, New Taipei City, TaiwanPure 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 about brain tumor with PWD in children. We report a case of medulloblastoma presented with PWD in a 7-year-old girl. She visited our outpatient clinic because of English dictation performance deterioration. PWD was diagnosed by the otolaryngologist after examinations. Posterior fossa tumor and obstructive hydrocephalus were shown in the magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. The diagnosis of medulloblastoma was then made by pathology.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211000994brain tumormedulloblastomapure word deafness (PWD)
spellingShingle Yen-Ting Chou
Po-Wu Liao
Michael Che-Hung Lin
Jih-Chyun Chou
Yung-Hsiu Lin
Ming-Hung Lin
Sai-Hung Tang
Mei-Huei Chen
Medulloblastoma Presenting With Pure Word Deafness: Report of One Case and Review of Literature
Pediatrics and Neonatology
brain tumor
medulloblastoma
pure word deafness (PWD)
title Medulloblastoma Presenting With Pure Word Deafness: Report of One Case and Review of Literature
title_full Medulloblastoma Presenting With Pure Word Deafness: Report of One Case and Review of Literature
title_fullStr Medulloblastoma Presenting With Pure Word Deafness: Report of One Case and Review of Literature
title_full_unstemmed Medulloblastoma Presenting With Pure Word Deafness: Report of One Case and Review of Literature
title_short Medulloblastoma Presenting With Pure Word Deafness: Report of One Case and Review of Literature
title_sort medulloblastoma presenting with pure word deafness report of one case and review of literature
topic brain tumor
medulloblastoma
pure word deafness (PWD)
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211000994
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