[Sudden-onset bilateral hearing loss: case report].
An ischaemic infarction of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) is usually associated with vertigo, hearing loss, facial palsy, nystagmus, or truncal ataxia; it is often accompanied by other brainstem or cerebellar signs. Sudden- onset bilateral hearing loss without associated neurological symptoms is infrequent in the literature. We report a case of sudden bilateral hearing loss, later diagnosed as AICA infarction without other symptoms.
Rosique López
Lina
L
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Murcia, España. lrosiquel@hotmail.com
Rosique Arias
Mariano
M
Cubillana-Herrero
José Domingo
JD
Rodríguez-González Herrero
Beatriz
B
D000368:Aged; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology