Deafness, Hypothyroidism, and Pendred's Syndrome

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1063-1064
Author(s):  
GERALD J. BARGMAN ◽  
LYTT I. GARDNER

The recent case report of MacGillivray, et al. in Pediatrics nicely demonstrates the relationship of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and congenital hypothyroidism and also points out the association of congenital hypothyroidism with deafness. Their patient, in addition to being jaundiced, apparently did not respond to loud auditory stimulation when "maximally hypothyroid" at 1 month of age; but, at 6 months of age, "when the patient was euthyroid," no hearing deficit was thought to be present. While, as suggested by the authors, myxedematous changes in the mucosa of the eustachian tubes might account for what appeared to be a transient hearing loss, other factors should be considered.

1993 ◽  
Vol 107 (9) ◽  
pp. 831-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ellis Tavin ◽  
John S. Rubin ◽  
Fernando J. Camacho

AbstractPresented herein is a case report of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in the setting of haemoglobin SC disease. The relationship of the two is rare; the authors have found that this is only the second report in the literature. In this instance, partial exchange transfusions were performed in an attempt to decrease viscosity and improve blood flow. Thereafter, hearing stabilized and then slowly improved. The evidence for the beneficial role of these transfusions in this setting is, at best, circumstantial, but it is theoretically sound and worthy of further study.


2004 ◽  
Vol 83 (7) ◽  
pp. 472-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Nelson ◽  
Kejian Chen

2014 ◽  
Vol 86 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Ulatowski ◽  
Anna Kaniewska

AbstractThe study presented a case of a patient with a neurilemoma of the median nerve. It presented as a six centemeters tumor, at the level of the proximal one third of the arm with only mild paraesthesias within frst to third ray of the hand. MRI showed the relationship of the tumor and the median nerve, and allowed for the preliminary diagnose of a benign peripheral neural sheath tumor (neurilemoma or neurofibroma). During the first operation the tumor has not been excised, because nerve reconstruction technique was not available. During the second procedure excision of the tumor has been performed without resection of the median nerve trunk with no postoperative deficiencies. The paper provides a detailed description of a surgical procedure. The presented case, like current publications shows that peripheral neural sheath tumor may be usually excised without resection of the nerve trunk, although the possibility of nerve fascicles injury or the need to excise them in the case of neurofibroma clearly suggest that these type of operations should be carried out in centers with microsurgical facilities.


Author(s):  
Tevfik Kalelioglu ◽  
Guler Celikel ◽  
Ozlem Devrim Balaban ◽  
Nesrin Karamustafalioglu ◽  
Jennifer Kim Penberthy

Objective: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare but severe side effect of antipsychotic medication. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a simple marker used to measure systemic inflammation. Method: In this case report we explore the relationship of inflammation in the etiology of NMS. In our case involving NMS, although there was no leukocytosis, the NLR was increased up to systemic infection levels. Conclusion: We hypothesized that systemic inflammation may take a role in developing NMS. If so, NLR could be a new marker of NMS that may be able to provide more sensitive results than leukocyte levels.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-173
Author(s):  
Rahmi Sibagariang ◽  
Muhammad Edy Syahputra Nasution ◽  
Siti Masliana Siregar ◽  
Isra Thristy

Obesity is an increase in total body fat, that is if found to be overweight > 20% in men and 25% in women due to fat. Increased obesity cannot beseparated from lifestyle, such as decreased physical activity.    One complication   that   can   be   caused   by   obesity   is   hearing   loss, especiallysensorineural hearing loss caused by microangiopathic abnormalities, especially in the inner ear. But the relationship of events between obesity withhearing loss is still often a debate, because there is no definite consensus. The purpose of this research determine the relationship of obesity with sensorineural hearing loss. This research is an analytic study by obtaining cross-sectional study, with data obtained from the assessment of bodyweight and height to see the status of the mass index, physical examination of the ear, and audiometric examination. Data analysis techniques using the chi square test statistics. Research result obtained relationship between obesity with sensorineural hearing loss as much as 49.09% and the highest degree of hearing loss is mild degrees as much as 27.07%. Research conclusions there is a significant relationship between obesity with sensorineural hearing loss. Keyword:  Hearing Loss, Obesity, Obesity with Hearing Loss, Pure Tone Audiometry, Sensorineural Hearing Loss,


1988 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Reich Musselman ◽  
Peter H. Lindsay ◽  
Anne Keeton Wilson

A longitudinal study was conducted of 139 children with severe and profound hearing losses. The children were between 3 and 5 years of age at the commencement of the 4-year study. The relationship of several background and educational variables with the linguistic, academic, and social development of the children was investigated. Age, hearing loss, and intelligence were related to most of the dependent measures. Relationships involving communication mode (auditory/oral vs. total communication) varied with the measure being considered. The variable of program type (individual vs. group) interacted with the degree of hearing loss and with communication mode. Although early intervention was related to certain dependent measures, no relationships were found that involved direct instruction by parents or integration.


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