J Clin Neurol.  2020 Jan;16(1):169-171. 10.3988/jcn.2020.16.1.169.

Cortical Deafness and Tinnitus Following Sequential Bilateral Putaminal Hemorrhage

• Yang S
• Chen S
• Zhu J
• Han X

• KMID: 2467804
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2020.16.1.169

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Hearing Loss, Central*
Putaminal Hemorrhage*
Tinnitus*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Findings of brain MRI and pure-tone audiometry tests, and schematic diagrams of auditory radiation and the lesions. Brain MRI showed encephalomalacia in T1- and T2-weighted imaging (A and B) and hemosiderin deposits in susceptibility-weighted imaging (C) that were mainly located bilaterally in the putamina and in the right temporal lobe. Pure-tone audiometry (D) showed severe bilateral sensorineural HL with the absence of bone conduction. Auditory radiations travel from the medial geniculate bodies to the sublenticular regions and radiate to auditory cortices (the red areas indicate the positions of hemorrhages) (E and F). HL: hearing loss.

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