Rehabilitation for Stroke with Auditory Agnosia as the First Symptom: Four Cases Report / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective:To study the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of auditory agnosia after stroke. Methods:Four stroke inpatients with auditory agnosia as the first symptom from January, 2016 to August, 2018 were reviewed. Results:All the patients started with auditory impairment, followed with motor dysfunction and speech impairment. They had a previous history of cerebrovascular disease once or more, and were finally diagnosed as auditory agnosia after stroke. After comprehensive rehabilitation treatment, all the patients could walk independently, and the activities of daily living were improved. Some patients could discriminate environmental sound, but still were poor in listening comprehension. Conclusion:Post-stroke auditory agnosia is rare, with poor outcome, which needs comprehensive assessment, speech perception training and non-verbal communication training to improve the communication.