title: Insular stroke causing unilateral auditory processing disorder: case report.
abstract: This case presentation describes a patient with a strategically placed lesion involving the right insula and adjacent white matter. The most remarkable finding associated with this case is the presence of a unilateral auditory processing disorder when presenting speech materials to the left ear. Intervention for this patient is described in addition to a discussion of possible explanations for the unique pattern of auditory dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Fifer
mesh_terms: D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests; D013067:Speech Perception; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed