Pure word deafness: a case report of an atypical manifestation of Alzheimer's disease.

Simone SalemmeFrancesca BenuzziLuigi FiondellaChiara CarboneGiulia VincetiSilvia MagarelliMaria Angela MolinariMarcella MalagoliGiovanna ZamboniAnnalisa Chiari

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2022)

This case report shows that the presence of isolated auditory agnosia or PWD should prompt consideration of a diagnosis of AD. It also suggests that the spectrum of atypical presentations of early-onset AD may be larger than what we currently think.

Keyphrases

early onset
case report
late onset
cognitive decline
working memory
hearing loss
mild cognitive impairment