title: Acute tinnitus and hearing loss as the initial symptom of multiple sclerosis in a child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic., Australia.
authors.forename: M Victoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Casero
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mandelstam
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kornberg
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Berkowitz
mesh_terms: D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed