Reversible sensorineural hearing loss in a stroke patient.
A case is presented of a patient with lateral pontine stroke which resulted in a moderate unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. ABR, word recognition scores, acoustic reflexes, neurological evaluation, and CT scan were consistent with brain stem lesion. Recovery of hearing, including acoustic reflexes and word recognition ability, occurred 2 months after the stroke.
Bales
J D
JD
Army Audiology and Speech Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011149:Pons / Q000503:physiopathology