TRAUMATIC BRAIN-STEM DEAFNESS WITH NORMAL BRAIN-STEM AUDITORY-EVOKED POTENTIALS

Authors
HU CJ CHAN KY LIN TJ HSIAO SH CHANG YM SUNG SM
Citation
Cj. Hu et al., TRAUMATIC BRAIN-STEM DEAFNESS WITH NORMAL BRAIN-STEM AUDITORY-EVOKED POTENTIALS, Neurology, 48(5), 1997, pp. 1448-1451
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283878
Volume
48
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1448 - 1451
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(1997)48:5<1448:TBDWNB>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A 48-year-old woman became totally deaf after a head injury. Magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral contusions around the inferior coll iculi and the brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) failed to sh ow any abnormality. This case demonstrates that small, symmetrical, bi lateral lesions around the inferior colliculi may cause deafness and m ay still be associated with a normal BAEP.