RESUMEN

This report describes a 25-year-old man with acute head trauma and brain damage resulting in pure word deafness. Bilateral temporal lobe pathology was confirmed by brain imaging and functional brain studies. A brief discussion about the difference between pure word deafness and other aphasias, as well as anatomic correlation is provided.

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Lesiones Encefálicas/complicaciones , Sordera/etiología , Percepción del Habla/fisiología , Lóbulo Temporal/lesiones , Adulto , Afasia/etiología , Audiometría , Lesiones Encefálicas/fisiopatología , Humanos , Masculino , Lóbulo Temporal/fisiopatología