title: A Case of Cortical Deafness due to Bilateral Heschl Gyrus Infarct.
abstract: We report the case of a 58-year-old male who presented with an episode of seizure and abrupt onset hearing loss. Neuroimaging revealed acute infarcts in bilateral Heschl gyri. Objective tests of peripheral auditory function were essentially normal and a diagnosis of cortical deafness was made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Santhosh
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2175-5499
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: K Abdul
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Majeed
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Gomathy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Arathi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Navaf