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Auditory Diseases, Central

Medical Definition: Disorders of hearing or auditory perception resulting from disease of the central auditory pathways or auditory association cortical areas. These include HEARING LOSS, CENTRAL; cortical deafness; and AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS. Above the level of the pons, bilateral lesions are usually required to produce auditory dysfunction.
Guide Notes: Coord IM with site (IM)
Also Called: Auditory Cortex Disorder
Auditory Diseases, Central Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Auditory Perceptual Disorders - Acquired or developmental cognitive disorders of AUDITORY PERCEPTION characterized by a reduced ability to perceive information contained in auditory stimuli despite intact auditory pathways. Affected individuals have difficulty with speech perception, sound localization, and comprehending the meaning of inflections of speech.

Auditory Diseases, Central Medical Definitions and Terms

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