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Reversible pure word deafness due to inferior colliculi compression by a pineal germinoma in a young adult.
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Reversible pure word deafness due to inferior colliculi compression by a pineal germinoma in a young adult.

  • Joswig H Department of Neurosurgery, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Rorschacher Str. 95, 9007 St. Gallen, Switzerland. Electronic address: Holger.Joswig@kssg.ch.
  • Schönenberger U Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Rorschacher Str. 95, 9007 St. Gallen, Switzerland. Electronic address: Ursula.Schoenenberger@kssg.ch.
  • Brügge D Department of Radiooncology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Rorschacher Str. 95, 9007 St. Gallen, Switzerland. Electronic address: Detlef.Bruegge@kssg.ch.
  • Richter H Department of Neurosurgery, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Rorschacher Str. 95, 9007 St. Gallen, Switzerland. Electronic address: Heiko.Richter@kssg.ch.
  • Surbeck W Department of Neurosurgery, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Rorschacher Str. 95, 9007 St. Gallen, Switzerland. Electronic address: Werner.Surbeck@kssg.ch.
  • 2015-09-16
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  • Clinical neurology and neurosurgery. - 2015
Auditory agnosia
Inferior colliculus
Pineal germinoma
Pure word deafness
Quadrigeminal plate
Brain Neoplasms
Cerebral Aqueduct
Germinoma
Hearing Loss, Central
Humans
Hydrocephalus
Inferior Colliculi
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pineal Gland
Young Adult
English We report a clinical case of a 19-year-old male patient who developed pure word deafness due to the local compressive effect of a pineal germinoma on the inferior colliculi of the quadrigeminal plate. After percutaneous radiation therapy the size of the tumor decreased significantly, while audiometry demonstrated a complete regression of the auditory deficit. Since pure word deafness is commonly attributed to temporal lesions, the inferior colliculi represent an exceptional site for these symptoms. The pathophysiological background and the scarce literature on pure word deafness, especially the one related to neoplasms of the tectal region, are briefly discussed.
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