Head trauma as eliciting event in transient deterioration of sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo in Pendred/EVA syndrome

A patient with Pendred/enlarge vestibular aqueduct (EVA) syndrome with a 26-year audiometric follow-up is presented, showing childhood onset of sensorineural hearing loss, characterized by several episodes of well-documented sudden transient deterioration in sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo el...

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Published in:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology extra 2008-12, Vol.3 (4), p.177-181
Main Authors: Honings, Jimmie, Pennings, Ronald J.E., Hoefsloot, Lies H., Joosten, Frank B.M., Cremers, Cor W.R.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA)
Head trauma
Pendred syndrome
Sensorineural hearing loss
SLC26A4 gene
Vertigo
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Summary:A patient with Pendred/enlarge vestibular aqueduct (EVA) syndrome with a 26-year audiometric follow-up is presented, showing childhood onset of sensorineural hearing loss, characterized by several episodes of well-documented sudden transient deterioration in sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo elicited by head trauma. This report is unique in its detailed follow-up of hearing loss around the time of head trauma events, providing new evidence to show a causative relation between head trauma and sudden hearing loss in EVA/Pendred syndrome.
ISSN:1871-4048
1871-4048
DOI:10.1016/j.pedex.2008.03.007