Affiliations: Department of Neurology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center,
Holon, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel | Department of Nuclear Medicine, Edith Wolfson Medical
Center, Holon, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel | Epidemiology Unit and the Institute for Cardiovascular
Research, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel
Aviv University, Israel
Note: [] Corresponding author: Yair Lampl, MD, Department of Neurology,
Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon 58100, Israel. Tel.: +972 3 502 8512; Fax:
+972 3 502 8681; E-mail: y_lampl@hotmail.com
Abstract: Auditory hallucinations are uncommon phenomena which can be directly
caused by acute stroke, mostly described after lesions of the brain stem, very
rarely reported after cortical strokes. The purpose of this study is to
determine the frequency of this phenomenon. In a cross sectional study, 641
stroke patients were followed in the period between 1996–2000. Each patient
underwent comprehensive investigation and follow-up. Four patients were found
to have post cortical stroke auditory hallucinations. All of them occurred
after an ischemic lesion of the right temporal lobe. After no more than four
months, all patients were symptom-free and without therapy. The fact the
auditory hallucinations may be of cortical origin must be taken into
consideration in the treatment of stroke patients. The phenomenon may be
completely reversible after a couple of months.
