Amusia following resection of a Heschl gyrus glioma. Case report.
The incidence and character of neurological deficits following resection of glial neoplasms localized to the Heschl gyrus are currently unknown. In this series, the authors report the clinical presentation, management, and postoperative course of three patients with right hemisphere Heschl gyrus gliomas, one of whom developed difficulty with music production and comprehension postoperatively. Resection of right hemisphere Heschl gyms gliomas can result in deficits involving music comprehension. Preliminary evidence suggests that when these deficits occur, they may be transient in nature.
Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA.
Stephen M
SM
Russell
John G
JG
Golfinos
D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001706:Biopsy; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D038361:Neuronavigation; D010897:Pitch Discrimination / Q000502:physiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology