title: Auditory deficits in neurological disorders.
abstract: Neurological diseases present with diverse and often complex symptomatology. Focal neurological signs such as paresis, aphasia or visual field deficits together with often serious general state of a neurological patient usually push auditory symptoms into the background. Here, we present a review of literature on central and peripheral auditory disturbances that can appear in the course of most common neurological diseases. We present: cerebral stroke, cochleovestibular nerve compression syndrome, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, myasthenia gravis and brain tumors. We focus on the neuroanatomical basis of auditory dysfunctions, their character and prevalence typical for the abovementioned diseases. Theoretical considerations are supported by broad audiological and neuroimaging studies of our patients. Auditory symptoms in neurological diseases seem to be rare. However, knowledge of these symptoms and their origin can be helpful in proper diagnosis and comprehensive patient management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Przewoźny
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology of Adults, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gójska-Grymajło
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Szmuda
authors.affiliation: II Department of Radiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Karolina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Markiet
mesh_terms: D001308:Auditory Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index