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

Publikation

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

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 09.09.2015

Joswig Holger, Schönenberger U, Brügge Detlef, Richter Heiko, Surbeck Werner

Bereiche

Neurochirurgie, Hals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik , Radio-Onkologie

Schlagwörter (Tags)

Auditory agnosia; Inferior colliculus; Pineal germinoma; Pure word deafness; Quadrigeminal plate

DOI

10.1016

Kontakt

Holger Joswig

Zitation

Joswig H, Schönenberger U, Brügge D, Richter H, Surbeck W. Reversible pure word deafness due to inferior colliculi compression by a pineal germinoma in a young adult. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2015; 139:62-65.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2015; 139

Veröffentlichungsdatum

09.09.2015

Seiten

62-65

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

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.