A Long-Term Follow-up of Pontine Hemorrhage With Hearing Loss.
10.5535/arm.2015.39.4.634
- Author:
Seung Ki KIM
1
;
Ae Ryoung KIM
;
Joon Yeop KIM
;
Deog Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimdy@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hearing loss;
Intracranial hemorrhages;
Pons
- MeSH:
Adult;
Brain;
Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem;
Follow-Up Studies*;
Hearing Loss*;
Hearing*;
Hemorrhage*;
Humans;
Intracranial Hemorrhages;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Nerve Fibers;
Pons
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2015;39(4):634-639
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A pontine intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) evokes several neurological symptoms, due to the various nuclei and nerve fibers; however, hearing loss from a pontine ICH is rare. We have experienced a non-traumatic pontine ICH patient, with hearing loss. A 43-year-old male patient had a massive pontine hemorrhage; his brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed the hemorrhage on the bilateral dorsal pons, with the involvement of the trapezoid body. Also, profound hearing loss on the pure-tone audiogram and abnormal brainstem auditory evoked potential were noticed. Fifty-two months of long-term follow-up did not reveal any definite improvement on the patient's hearing ability.
