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  • Title: Auditory neuropathy in Friedreich ataxia. A report of two cases.
    Author: López-Díaz-de-León E, Silva-Rojas A, Ysunza A, Amavisca R, Rivera R.
    Journal: Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol; 2003 Jun; 67(6):641-8. PubMed ID: 12745158.
    Abstract:
    Friedreich ataxia (FA) is a hereditary neurodegenerative disease with autosomical recessive inheritance. The purpose of this paper is to present two cases of FA with auditory neuropathy, demonstrated by Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) and brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP). The patients were two adolescent girls. Both patients underwent behavioral pure-tone audiometry, BAEP, OAE, motor nerve conduction measurement, and magnetic resonance image studies. Both girls showed at least five of nine clinical criteria for FA. They also showed abnormal BAEP and normal OAE indicating auditory neuropathy. One patient showed normal thresholds on behavioral pure-tone audiometry, whereas the other patient showed a mild sensorineural hearing loss. In one case there was absence of peripheral caloric vestibular response, and electronystagmographic abnormalities compatible with cerebellar dysfunction. Cochlear function as assessed by OAE had not been reported previously in cases of FA. We conclude that auditory neuropathy should be considered in patients diagnosed as FA. Furthermore, BAEP and OAE should be included in the diagnostic routine in these patients.
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