抄録
Herpes encephalitis, often involving the temporal lobe, is one of the major causes of auditory agnosia in children, a rare state that is characterized by the inability to comprehend speech and nonverbal sounds. We report three child cases of auditory agnosia after contracting herpes encephalitis, based on the diagnosis by audiological examination and the radiological image findings. In all patients, audiometry revealed a moderate threshold elevation with a normal auditory brainstem response threshold. However, they were unable to perceive speech, music and environmental sounds. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed bilateral atrophy of the auditory cortex and auditory radiation, in all cases.
