We present a case in which cochlear hemorrhage caused sudden deafness in a previously asymptomatic 22-year-old woman. We review the literature and evaluate the role of the presence of hyperintensity in cranial MRI.
Sudden Deafness: Findings in Cochlear Hemorrhage
 
  Key words
 
 
  
   Sudden deafness
  
 
 
  
   Labyrinth hemorrhage
  
 
 
  
   Magnetic resonance
  
 
<dis>Sudden deafness</dis> owing to labyrinth hemorrhage is a relatively rare clinical entity; labyrinth hemorrhage may be the only demonstrable finding in neuroimaging studies performed for <dis>sudden deafness</dis>, whether as an isolated finding or associated with labyrinthitis, manifesting as labyrinth hyperintensity in T1-weighted MRI sequences without enhancement after contrast administration.
We present a case in which cochlear hemorrhage caused <dis>sudden deafness</dis> in a previously asymptomatic 22-year-old woman.
We review the literature and evaluate the role of the presence of hyperintensity in cranial MRI.
Sudden deafness owing to labyrinth hemorrhage is a relatively rare clinical entity; labyrinth hemorrhage may be the only demonstrable finding in neuroimaging studies performed for sudden deafness, whether as an isolated finding or associated with labyrinthitis, manifesting as labyrinth hyperintensity in T1-weighted MRI sequences without enhancement after contrast administration.
We present a case in which cochlear hemorrhage caused sudden deafness in a previously asymptomatic 22-year-old woman.
We review the literature and evaluate the role of the presence of hyperintensity in cranial MRI.
We present a case in which cochlear hemorrhage caused <dis>sudden deafness</dis> in a previously asymptomatic 22-year-old woman. We review the literature and evaluate the role of the presence of hyperintensity in cranial MRI.
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