Acute bilateral sensorineural hearing loss: an unexpected and early presentation of acute stroke

We report a case of acute ischemic stroke presented as acute bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. 47 year-old man presented with bilateral hearing loss for one day. Pure tone audiometry revealed moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiogr...

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Main Authors: Hoo, Fan Kee, Boo, Yang Liang, Mohd Sazlly Lim, Sazlyna, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa, Ching, Siew Mooi, Ramachandran, Vasudeven
Format: Article
Language:en
Published: Pakistan Medical Association Rawalpindi Islamabad Branch 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43652/1/43652.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43652/
https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=178754
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Summary:We report a case of acute ischemic stroke presented as acute bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. 47 year-old man presented with bilateral hearing loss for one day. Pure tone audiometry revealed moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) revealed left vertebral artery thrombosis with partial thrombosis of the basilar artery.