title: Pure word deafness in a patient with early-onset Alzheimer's disease: an unusual presentation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The occurrence of PWD in neurodegenerative disease is very rare, and this is the first report of it being related to early-onset AD. We describe a patient with early-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) who presented with pure word deafness (PWD).
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient had experienced PWD for 2 years, followed by other cognitive deficits suggestive of parietotemporal dysfunction. Brain imaging including (18)FDG-PET and [(11)C] PIB-PET supported the diagnosis of AD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our case highlights the clinical variability that characterizes early-onset AD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Konkuk University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. dukna@skku.edu
authors.forename: Sook Hui
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Mee Kyung
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Sang Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Juhee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Seol-Heui
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Duk L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Na