Pulsatile tinnitus in a 16-year-old patient.
This report describes a child presenting with pulsatile tinnitus, most likely resulting from increased intracranial hypertension secondary to cerebral venous thrombosis. He was found to be homozygous for a prothrombin gene (G20210A) mutation as well as heterozygous for a factor V Leiden mutation. Physicians need to pursue and determine the cause of pulsatile tinnitus and intracranial hypertension.
Sogawa
Yoshimi
Y
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA.
Libman
Richard
R
Eviatar
Lydia
L
Kan
Li
L
D000293:Adolescent; D005165:Factor V / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D011516:Prothrombin / Q000235:genetics; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics
C095381:factor V Leiden; D005165:Factor V; D011516:Prothrombin