Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
Pivot Concepts:   Target Concepts:
Query: UMLS:C0030552 (paresis)
 5,831 document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)

This paper describes a nearly 60-year old patient with unilateral hearing loss, developed in one year, and complaints of tinnitus and dizziness. Additional findings were unilateral peripheral facial paresis and a diminished corneal reflex. The cause was found to be a metastasis of an anaplastic carcinoma, localized at the site of the internal acoustic porus.
 ...
PMID:A tumour in the cerebellopontine angle region: an unusual case. 21 65

An ectopic muscle was found in the hypotympanum of a 31-year-old Japanese male. The muscle produced symptoms quite similar to those seen in cases of glomus jugulare tumor: a red mass visible through the ear drum, conductive deafness, a compressed jugular bulb demonstrable by retrograde jugulography, and VIIth and IXth nerve paresis. However, the audible pulsating tinnitus of glomus jugulare tumor was absent. The mass proved to be a muscle speculated as being a part of the levator veli palatini muscle. In view of our findings, ectopic muscle should be included in the differential diagnosis of glomus jugulare tumor.
 ...
PMID:Ectopic muscle in the middle ear. 57 92

Histoplasma meningitis (HM) has been reported to occur primarily in association with disseminated histoplasmosis (DH). We report a case of histoplasma meningitis occurring in a patient with common variable hypogammaglobulinemia (CVH) in which no manifestations of DH were observed. L. L., a 66-year-old Caucasian male, clerical worker, developed occasional episodes of dizziness and tinnitus in mid-1971. During 1972, increasing frequency of these episodes and gradually progressive confusion were noted. In January 1973, vomiting, forther confusion, obnubilation, and a left central facial paresis developed and he was hospitalized. Physical examination revealed no pulmonary abnormalities, lymphadenopathy or hepatosplenomegaly. Over the ensuing 6-week evaluation, there was occasional fever to 38.5 degrees C. Chest roentgenogram was normal. Cerebral angiography suggested a mass in the left cerebellar hemisphere. EEG was diffusely slow. Multiple CSF examinations revealed: Glucose 7-18 mg/with a normal blood glucose, protein 109-256 mg/and cells 66-140 (95 + % mononuclear). Histoplasma capsulatum was cultured from CSF but not from sputum, urine, blood or bone marrow. Skin tests for PPD, histoplasmosis, coccidiodomycosis, blastomycosis, mumps, dinitrochlorobenzene and streptokinase-streptodornase were negative then and 6 months later. Histoplasma serum antibody was absent. Immunoglobulin analysis revealed IgG 430 mg %, IgA 46 mg %, and IgM 35 mg %, which with the history and skin test results suggested CVH. Treatment with 2.51 gm of amphotericin B given intravenously over a 3-month period resulted in complete reversal of all neurologic signs and clearing of the confusion. The remission has been maintained for two years. This case represents a primary infection of the CNS by histoplasma. The relationship between the HM and the CVH will be discussed.
 ...
PMID:Histoplasma meningitis with common variable hypogammaglobulinemia. 61 43

After establishing an operation of microvascular decompression by Jannetta in 1975, an improvement rate of hemifacial spasm have increased. However, postoperative hearing deficits, equilibrium disturbances and facial paresis have been described in some publications. Fifty-seven of 119 patients with hemifacial spasm operated from 1982 to 1989, were examined by audiometry before and after operation. In patients with tinnitus at the time of facial spasm and closing eyelids, tinnitus improved almost in many cases. Of 57 patients, 8 (5 with sensorineural hearing loss, 3 with conductive hearing loss) had postoperative hearing impairments in operated ears, and 7 (7 with sensorineural hearing loss) had in the other ears, too. Of 7 patients having sensorineural hearing loss observed for several months, 4 having slight sensorineural hearing loss recovered at the same hearing level before operation. In 2 patients having profound sensorineural hearing loss, however, hearing improvement did not observed in each case.
 ...
PMID:[A study on auditory disturbances after microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm]. 188 Jun 38

The authors present a case of a ruptured anterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm at the right internal auditory meatus, the incidence of which is thought to be very rare. The patient experienced sudden onset of headache, vomiting, and right tinnitus. Moderate right peripheral facial paresis, hearing disturbance and diplopia appeared 2 weeks after the onset. These signs and symptoms improved to some extent after successful clipping of the aneurysmal neck.
 ...
PMID:Anterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm at the internal auditory meatus--case report. 247 58

One hundred patients have been treated over a 13-year period with a transmeatal approach to the internal auditory canal for cochleovestibular neurectomy. Ninety-one of these patients have followup of more than 3 months (average, 4.67 years). The most common indication for the procedure was Meniere's disease (71%). Chronic labyrinthitis, usually following stapes, middle ear, or mastoid surgery, was the next most common indication. Patients with the preoperative diagnosis of Meniere's disease had better results in the curing of vertigo (89%) than those having chronic labyrinthitis (68%). Overall, vertigo was cured in 84% of patients and markedly improved in another 15.1%. Tinnitus was relieved or improved in 65% of all patients and in 67% of patients with Meniere's disease. Mild unsteadiness was commonly noticed postoperatively, but only 11% described this as severe. Eighty percent of these latter patients reported unsteadiness preoperatively. Complications were uncommon and temporary: one case of delayed facial paresis that recovered completely, one CSF leak, and one wound infection. There were no cases of permanent facial paralysis or meningitis. The advantages of the transmeatal approach to the IAC for CVN over labyrinthectomy without CVN are assurance of complete labyrinthine denervation, increased likelihood of improved tinnitus, practice at sectioning the posterior ampullary nerve (PAN), and the ability to inspect the internal auditory canal for a small tumor or other pathology. We recommend this procedure for treatment of unilateral vestibular dysfunction in patients with no serviceable hearing.
 ...
PMID:Long-term results of transmeatal cochleovestibular neurectomy: an analysis of 100 cases. 249 13

A 44-year-old man experienced the sudden onset of horizontal diplopia and hemifacial numbness. Arteriography demonstrated a left intrapetrous carotid artery aneurysm. The patient was successfully treated with a left superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery bypass followed by balloon entrapment of the aneurysm. There have been at least 40 previously reported cases of aneurysms of the petrous portion of the carotid artery. These aneurysms can be mycotic, traumatic, or developmental in origin. They can present with massive otorrhagia or epistaxis from acute rupture or with decreased hearing and paresis of the fifth through eighth cranial nerves and, less frequently, of the ninth, 10th, and 12th cranial nerves caused by direct pressure. They can also produce pulsatile tinnitus, and sometimes they are discovered as a retrotympanic vascular mass during otological examination. The treatment of choice is carotid artery occlusion. Trapping of the aneurysm by detachable balloons eliminates immediately the risk of hemorrhage, offers the possibility of test occlusion of the internal carotid artery with the patient awake prior to permanent occlusion, and should also reduce the risk of thromboembolism. It should be preceded by a bypass procedure when preliminary evaluation indicates that the patient will not tolerate internal carotid artery occlusion.
 ...
PMID:Aneurysm of the ICA petrous segment treated by balloon entrapment after EC-IC bypass. Case report. 372 84

A case of acoustic neurinoma presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage is reported. The patient, a 33-year-old female, had suffered from left hearing disturbance and tinnitus for several years prior to admission. She had sudden onset of severe headache in the left posterior auricular region, nausea and vomiting while watching a play-going. Immediately she was brought to a neighboring hospital by ambulance. Lumbar puncture demonstrated xanthochromic cerebrospinal fluid with high opening pressure of 380 mmH2O or more and she was diagnosed as having subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). As her level of consciousness was progressively lowered, she was transferred and admitted to our hospital. Findings of plain CT scan on admission suggested that she had a brainstem hemorrhage with acute obstructive hydrocephalus. After the immediate operation of ventricle drainage, she became alert. Two weeks after admission, contrast-enhanced CT scan, internal meatus tomography and vertebral angiography were performed because she complained of tinnitus and hearing loss of her left ear. A huge lt. C-P angle tumor was revealed and its total removal was carried out successfully after V-P shunt operation for her hydrocephalic condition. Histological examination showed a typical acoustic neurinoma. The postoperative course was uneventful only with a moderate facial paresis on her left side. Acute and severe subarachnoid hemorrhage of the posterior fossa in cases of acoustic neurinoma has been reported very sporadically. However, CT examination revealed such a rare case of acoustic neurinoma and lead us to a successful surgical treatment for the patient.
 ...
PMID:[A case of acoustic neurinoma presenting as subarachnoid hemorrhage]. 406 13

Pontine gliomas have been considered to be out of indication for operative treatment. However, in case of a cystic type, evacuation of the cyst alone can possibly extend the survival time of the patient. Since the advent of high resolution CT the nature of the pontine tumor, whether cystic or solid, can be easily differentiated, and cystic ones subjected to operation will be increasing in number. We report a case of cystic pontine glioma associated with von Recklinghausen's disease. The patient showed a remarkable improvement in her neurological status after evacuation of the cyst. A 16-year-old girl was admitted to our clinic with complaints of tinnitus and hearing difficulty of the left ear, progressive gait disturbance and double vision. Neurological examination revealed a sensory disturbance on the left side of the face, left abducens palsy, left facial paresis, left deafness, left cerebellar ataxia, right hemiparesis and right hemisensory disturbance excluding the face. Signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure were absent. There were many cafe-au-lait spots and several subcutaneous nodules. CT scan demonstrated a cystic lesion with a mural nodule in the left cerebello-pontine angle. The patient underwent left suboccipital craniectomy, and a puncture of the cyst between the trigeminal and facial-acoustic nerves which were displaced dorsally yielded yellowish fluid. The content of the cyst was evacuated and its wall was widely opened. After the operation the patient showed a remarkable improvement in her neurological deficits only with left deafness remained unchanged. Histological examination showed anaplastic astrocytoma. She was discharged after irradiation of 5000 rads.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
 ...
PMID:[Cystic pontine glioma associated with von Recklinghausen's disease--report of a case]. 643 42

Hearing loss in an uncommon symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS). In nine patients with MS, seven with unilateral hearing loss and two with bilateral impairment, accompanying symptoms and signs included facial numbness, hemifacial paresis or spasms, ipsilateral limb ataxia, nystagmus, vertigo, tinnitus, and spastic-ataxic gait. Central auditory dysfunction was suggested by audiometric findings and/or by brainstem auditory evoked potentials in all nine patients. Clinical improvement in two was accompanied by return toward normal in the results of audiometric or electrophysiologic studies. Hearing impairment should be sought in patients with MS and appropriate studies pursued.
 ...
PMID:Hearing loss in multiple sclerosis. 684 85


1 2 3 4 5 Next >>