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Long-Term Hydrocephalus

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Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and Central Auditory Disorders in Children

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Abstract

We herein present a patient with auditory agnosia that may provide insight into this condition.

This patient was a 27-year-old female. She was diagnosed with congenital spina bifida and had experienced CSF leakage since birth. Brain CT revealed hydrocephalus immediately after birth and at 4 months of age she underwent her first ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery. She lost all hearing in her right ear immediately after surgery and she began to rapidly lose hearing in her left ear about 25 months after the onset of her right ear problems. However, ABRs from both ears were normal.

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  1. National Institute of Sensory Organ, National Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

    Kimitaka Kaga

  2. Kamio Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Kimitaka Kaga

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Kaga, K. (2021). Long-Term Hydrocephalus. In: Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and Central Auditory Disorders in Children. Modern Otology and Neurotology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1479-6_13

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