This observation shows that a unilateral lesion of the lateral lemniscus can produce auditory symptoms.

We report a unilateral lesion of the lateral lemniscus by a bleeding in a cavernoma.

B, A section through the same; a, the invaginated proboscis; b, proboscis sheath; c, beginning of the neck; d, lemniscus.

The ventral nuclei of the lateral lemniscus (VNLL) are part of the central auditory system thought to participate in temporal sound processing.

Isolated lesions of the inferior colliculus have previously been reported, whereas no detailed description of a localized involvement of the lateral lemniscus is yet available.