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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;19(1):158-61.
doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.07.020. Epub 2011 Dec 7.

Two patients with audiovestibular sarcoidosis

David J Szmulewicz  1 , John A Waterston
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Case Reports

Two patients with audiovestibular sarcoidosis

David J Szmulewicz et al. J Clin Neurosci. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

We report two patients with biopsy-proven audiovestibular sarcoidosis who presented with hearing loss, vertigo and gait ataxia. Oto-neurological investigations confirmed the presence of sensorineural hearing loss, vestibular hypofunction and abnormal auditory brainstem responses. MRI scans of the brain revealed enhancement of the vestibulo-cochlear nerves. Both patients responded to high dose oral corticosteroid treatment, although one patient has required multiple trials of immunosuppressant drug therapy because of relapsing disease.

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