[A case of pure word deafness after cerebral hemorrhage].

Abstract

The authors present the findings of an 81-year-old female who demonstrated pure word deafness after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. Her speech was well articulated, but she could not comprehend spoken words. She responded correctly to written instructions, environmental noises and music. We consider that pure word deafness in this case was caused by the interruption of auditory inputs to Wernicke's area from both hemispheres by the hemorrhage.