Auditory Diseases, Central
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Disorders of hearing or auditory perception resulting from disease of the central auditory pathways or auditory association cortical areas. These include HEARING LOSS, CENTRAL; cortical deafness; and AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS. Above the level of the pons, bilateral lesions are usually required to produce auditory dysfunction. |
| Notes: |
Coord IM with site (IM) |
| Also Called: |
Auditory Cortex Disorder |
Auditory Diseases, Central Categories.
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Auditory Perceptual Disorders - Acquired or developmental cognitive disorders of AUDITORY PERCEPTION characterized by a reduced ability to perceive information contained in auditory stimuli despite intact auditory pathways. Affected individuals have difficulty with speech perception, sound localization, and comprehending the meaning of inflections of speech. |
Auditory Diseases, Central Definitions and Terms
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