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We report a rare case of benign paroxysmal vertigo (BPV) of childhood transitioning into basilar migraine (BM) that was effectively treated with lomerizine. A 6-year-old male visited our hospital complaining of repeated attacks of vertigo for 3 months. The patient's vertigo attacks lasted for several hours and were accompanied by nausea, vomiting, intense fear and loss of consciousness. No nystagmus was observed during the vertigo attacks. Blood tests and imaging examinations revealed no abnormal findings. The results of electronystagmography and the caloric test were unremarkable. Pure-tone audiometry revealed profound right-side sensorineural hearing loss. Among the differential diagnoses, delayed endolymphatic hydrops, epilepsy and BM were considered. Delayed endolymphatic hydrops was considered unlikely since no nystagmus occurred during the vertigo attacks and there was no change in hearing; electroencephalography revealed no epileptic seizure waves. The attacks of vertigo were well-controlled with lomerizine. The patient was diagnosed with BM since the use of lomerizine, an agent for the treatment for migraine, was effective. Since it was reported that BPV is closely related to migraine and the onset of the vertigo attacks was accompanied by a loss of consciousness, we concluded that this patient had BM transitioning from BPV.
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PMID:Lomerizine therapy for the treatment of benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood transitioning into atypical basilar migraine: A case report. 2383 33

The aim of this study is to present a patient who developed a pneumolabyrinth following intratympanic steroid injection performed one year after stapes surgery. The patient started a medical treatment but since no improvement of his symptoms occurred, 10 days after the intratympanic injection a surgical treatment was proposed. An exploratory tympanotomy showed a displacement of the stapes prosthesis from the platinotomy, a dislocation of the incus long process, a fracture of the footplate and a depression into the vestibule. The fragment of the broken footplate was removed, a new prosthesis was located. Nausea, vertigo and nystagmus resolved immediately following surgery with a hearing threshold unchanged. In the present case report, the pathogenesis of pneumolabyrinth may be connected to an IT steroid injection proposed to the patient for the onset of sudden sensorineural hearing loss. To our knowledge, no case of a pneumolabyrinth provoked by intratympanic steroid injection has been previously described.
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PMID:Pneumolabyrinth after intratympanic steroid injection in patient with prosthesis of the stapes: a case report. 2393 73

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss may be present as a symptom in systemic autoimmune diseases or may occur as a primary disorder without another organ involvement (autoimmune inner ear disease). The diagnosis of autoimmune inner ear disease is still predicated on clinical features, and to date specific diagnostic tests are not available. We report a case of bilateral sudden hearing loss, tinnitus, intense rotatory vertigo, and nausea in a female patient in which the clinical manifestations, in addition to raised levels of circulating immune complexes, antithyroglobulin antibodies, and the presence of the HLA A1-B8-DR3 haplotype, allowed us to hypothesize an autoimmune inner ear disease. Cyclosporine-A immunosuppressive treatment in addition to steroids helped in hearing recovery that occurred progressively with normalization of the hearing function after a five-month treatment. Cyclosporine-A could be proposed as a therapeutic option in case of autoimmune inner ear disease allowing the suspension of corticosteroids that, at high dose, expose patients to potentially serious adverse events.
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PMID:Sudden Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss Associated with HLA A1-B8-DR3 Haplotype. 2410 29

Cogan's syndrome (CS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that most commonly affects young adults. Clinical hallmarks are bilateral interstitial keratitis and vestibuloauditory dysfunction. Association between CS and systemic vasculitis as well as aortitis also exists. The diagnosis of CS is based upon presence of characteristic inflammatory eye disease and vestibuloauditory dysfunction. We describe classic Cogan's syndrome in a 47-year-old female from Ardabil. The patient was admitted with headache, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, right leg claudication, musculoskeletal pains, bilateral hearing loss, and blindness for the past two months. Ophthalmologic examination revealed that visual acuity was 0.1 bilaterally. Conjunctival hyperemia, bilateral cataract, and interstitial keratitis were detected with a slit lamp examination. Pure tone audiogram (PTA) and auditory brain stem response (ABR) showed bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The other differential diagnosis of CS was studied and ruled out. Pulse i.v. methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide were given and were followed by oral prednisolone and cyclophosphamide. Clinical follow-up showed partial improvement.
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PMID:Interstitial Keratitis, Vertigo, and Vasculitis: Typical Cogan's Syndrome. 2471 22

An 83-year-old man with 3 years symptomatic hearing loss suddenly experienced musical hallucinosis. He heard children's songs, folk songs, military songs, and the Japanese national anthem for seven months every day. He sometime had paroxysmal nausea, dull headaches and depressive mood. On examination he had no psychosis or neurological symptoms except sensorineural hearing loss in both ears. MRI brain imaging and electroencephalography showed no significant abnormalities, however <sup>123</sup>I-IMP brain SPECT showed decreased activity in the right temporal lobe and increased activity in the left temporal and parietal lobes. Late phase <sup>123</sup>I-iomazenil brain SPECT showed decreased accumulation in the right temporal lobe compared to the early phase. This indicates right temporal lobe epilepsy. He was diagnosed with epilepsy because of paroxysmal nausea and headache and the laterality of <sup>123</sup>I-IMP brain SPECT and <sup>123</sup>I-iomazenil brain SPECT. The musical hallucinosis was much reduced by carbamazepine 200mg per day. Nine months after beginning carbamazepine we detected decreased activity in the right temporal lobe and increased activity in left temporal and parietal lobes was improved. We do not believe he had epileptogenic musical hallucinosis because his musical hallusinosis was neither paroxysmal nor lateral. We diagnosed auditory Charles Bonnet syndrome with onset 3 years after sensorineural hearing loss due to reversible epileptic like discharge in temporal and parietal lobes. There is no established treatment for musical hallucinosis, but anti-epileptic drugs may be of some help.
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PMID:[Successful treatment with anti-epileptic-drug of an 83-year-old man with musical hallucinosis]. 2480 75

The hallmarks of symptomatic human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) include fever, headache, myalgia, nausea, malaise, transaminitis, and blood cell abnormalities. Previous case reports have described isolated cranial nerve palsies in infected patients but not hearing loss. We describe the onset of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in 2 patients with HME-a 31-year-old woman and an 82-year-old woman. The older patient experienced objective and subjective improvement in her hearing after treatment with an antibiotic and steroid taper; the younger patient was lost to audiologic follow-up. Additionally, we discuss the possible mechanisms of the hearing loss in these patients.
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PMID:Sudden sensorineural hearing loss in human monocytic ehrlichiosis. 2884 88

Objective First, to survey our national otolaryngology colleagues on their postoperative care habits (hospitalization vs day surgery) after elective middle ear surgery. Second, to evaluate the necessity of hospitalization and safety of day surgery after these procedures. Methods A national survey regarding postoperative habits after elective middle ear surgery was launched. Then, the cases of all patients having undergone these surgical procedures at our center between 2010 and 2016 were reviewed. They were divided into 2 groups: hospitalization and day surgery. Postoperative events during hospitalization and rate of consultation/readmission for day surgery were recorded. Results Heterogeneity in postoperative habits for most elective otologic surgery exists among otolaryngologists. For tympanoplasty, however, day surgery was uniformly favored. At our institution, 88.6% of hospitalization patients had no complications during their stay. Complications noted for others were nausea (7.2%), bleeding (3.1%), hematoma (0.5%), and sensorineural hearing loss (0.5%). In the day surgery group, 3.0% consulted within 48 hours following their procedure, and the readmission rate was 1.3%. Nausea was the only cause for readmission, and stapes surgery accounted for 100% of readmissions. Discussion Most elective middle ear surgery can be safely performed as day care. Hospitalization does not provide care that could not have been provided at home in the majority of cases. Overnight hospital stay may be considered for stapes surgery. Implications for Practice Day surgery for elective middle ear surgery is sufficient for most cases. Transferring these cases to day care should lower costs to our health care system and increase bed availability.
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PMID:Is Hospitalization Necessary after Ear Surgery? A National Survey and Retrospective Review of Postoperative Events. 2889 62

Backround: Less than 1% of all intracranial tumors are in the pineal region. Papillary tumor of the pineal region is considered one of four pineal parenchymal tumors according to the 2007 World Health Organisation classification of central nervous system tumors. It is mostly seen in the middle age and it is rare under the age of 17 in the literature. In this report, we aim to present a case with papillary tumor of the pineal region with both CT and MRI findings, and discuss the differential diagnosis. Case report: A 17-year-old female patient who underwent a treatment of ventriculoperitoneal shunt due to hydrocephalus 18 months ago applied to the neurosurgery clinic with nausea, vomiting, sensorineural hearing loss and Parinaud syndrome continuing through 1 month. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been applied. A 58x31x38 mm mass with cystic and mild hyperdense soft tissue components was observed in the localization of pineal gland and posterior comissure on non-enhanced CT. MRI examination revealed that the mass filled the pineal region, contained solid and large cystic components, and hyperintense on T1-weighted images. After intravenous contrast media injection, the mass enhanced more peripherally. DW-MRI showed that there is a diffusion restriction in some parts of the soft tissue components. The mass was totally resected, and pathology report revealed that it is a papillary tumor of the pineal region. Conclusion: When a T1-weighted hyperintense and CT hyperdense mass with cystic and solid components is seen in the pineal region, even if it is rare, papillary tumor should also be considered in the differential diagnosis after exclusion of other hyperintense lesions in T1-weighted imaging.
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PMID:Papillary Tumor of the Pineal Region with Parinaud Syndrome: A Case Report. 3308 65


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