A case of transient auditory agnosia and schizophrenia

Jin Kanzaki; Tatsuhiko Harada; Sho Kanzaki

doi:10.3950/jibiinkoka.114.133

A case of transient auditory agnosia and schizophrenia

Jin Kanzaki, Tatsuhiko Harada, Sho Kanzaki

Department of Otorhinolaryngology

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Abstract

We report a case of transient functional auditory agnosia and schizophrenia and discuss their relationship. A 30-year-old woman with schizophrenia reporting bilateral hearing loss was found in history taking to be able to hear but could neither understand speech nor discriminate among environmental sounds. Audiometry clarified normal but low speech discrimination. Otoacoustic emission and auditory brainstem response were normal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) elsewhere evidenced no abnormal findings. We assumed that taking care of her grandparents who had been discharged from the hospital had unduly stressed her, and her condition improved shortly after she stopped caring for them, returned home and started taking a minor tranquilizer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	133-138
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan
Volume	114
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3950/jibiinkoka.114.133
Publication status	Published - 2011 Mar

Keywords

Schizophrenia
Speech discrimination disorder
Transient functional auditory agnosia

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Otorhinolaryngology

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