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Neuro-rehabilitation Approach for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Published on: January 25, 2016
Sensorineural hearing loss in neurobrucellosis
Gonul Sengoz1, Kadriye K Yasar, Filiz Yildirim
1Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. drgonul@hasekihastanesi.gov.tr.
Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
|November 11, 2010
Summary
Neurobrucellosis, a rare complication of brucellosis, can present with sensorineural hearing loss. This study highlights SNHL as a potential indicator for diagnosing this challenging neurological condition.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
- Otolaryngology
Background:
- Neurobrucellosis (NB) is an uncommon manifestation of brucellosis, posing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
- Clinical presentations range from nonspecific neurological symptoms to severe meningoencephalitis.
- Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is an underrecognized complication of NB.
Purpose of the Study:
- To report cases of NB presenting with SNHL.
- To increase awareness of SNHL as a potential symptom of NB.
- To emphasize the need for considering NB in patients with unexplained SNHL.
Main Methods:
- Case series of 3 patients with NB.
- Diagnosis confirmed by positive CSF cultures or positive blood/CSF Brucella IgG agglutination titers.
- Clinical follow-up over 3 years.
Main Results:
- All 3 patients presented with SNHL as their primary complaint.
- NB was confirmed via CSF cultures in 2 patients and serology in the third.
- SNHL was a rare but significant finding in these NB cases.
Conclusions:
- Sensorineural hearing loss is a rare but notable manifestation of neurobrucellosis.
- Neurologists and otologists should consider NB in the differential diagnosis of SNHL.
- Early recognition of SNHL may aid in the diagnosis of neurobrucellosis.
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