Acute tinnitus and hearing loss as the initial symptom of multiple sclerosis in a child

Acute hearing loss with or without tinnitus has been reported in a number of adult series of multiple sclerosis (MS), but is considered a rare phenomenon. It generally occurs during disease exacerbations, rather than as an isolated finding or presenting feature. We present the case of an 11-year-old...

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Published in:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2005, Vol.69 (1), p.123-126
Main Authors: Rodriguez-Casero, M. Victoria, Mandelstam, Simone, Kornberg, Andrew J., Berkowitz, Robert G.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Audiometry, Pure-Tone
Auditory Threshold
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brain - pathology
Child
Demyelinating diseases
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hearing
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis - complications
Multiple Sclerosis - diagnosis
Tinnitus
Tinnitus - etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Acute hearing loss with or without tinnitus has been reported in a number of adult series of multiple sclerosis (MS), but is considered a rare phenomenon. It generally occurs during disease exacerbations, rather than as an isolated finding or presenting feature. We present the case of an 11-year-old girl in whom persistent tinnitus and reversible hearing loss were the sole manifestation of MS at initial presentation.
ISSN:0165-5876
1872-8464
DOI:10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.08.006