Pure word deafness due to herpes simplex encephalitis

J Neurol Sci. 2017 Jan 15:372:11-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.018. Epub 2016 Nov 12.

Authors

Dimitrios S Kasselimis¹, Georgia Angelopoulou², Georgios Kolovos³, Argyro Daskalaki³, Christos Peppas⁴, Antonios Tavernarakis³, Constantin Potagas²

Affiliations

¹ 1st Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Electronic address: dkasselimis@gmail.com.
² 1st Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
³ Department of Neurology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Therapeutic Center of Athens "Lefkos Stavros", Athens, Greece.

PMID: 28017194
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.018

No abstract available

Keywords: Encephalitis, viral infections; Pure word deafness.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aphasia / diagnostic imaging
Aphasia / etiology*
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / complications*
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neuropsychological Tests
Prefrontal Cortex / diagnostic imaging
Vocabulary*
Young Adult