title: Bilateral vision, hearing impairment, and decreased level of consciousness in a patient hospitalized for new-onset seizure.
abstract: Middle-aged patients who present with new-onset visual loss, hearing impairment, or decreased level of consciousness usually represent a broad differential diagnosis. We present a 57-year-old man who developed all these symptoms a few days after hospitalization for new-onset seizures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Wondwossen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tekle
authors.forename: Shlee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
mesh_terms: D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*