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  • Title: I can hear you yet cannot comprehend: a case of pure word deafness.
    Author: Wirkowski E, Echausse N, Overby C, Ortiz O, Radler L.
    Journal: J Emerg Med; 2006 Jan; 30(1):53-5. PubMed ID: 16434336.
    Abstract:
    This report describes a 25-year-old man with acute head trauma and brain damage resulting in pure word deafness. Bilateral temporal lobe pathology was confirmed by brain imaging and functional brain studies. A brief discussion about the difference between pure word deafness and other aphasias, as well as anatomic correlation is provided.
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