Year: 2001 Vol. 67 Ed. 6 - (16º)
Relato de Caso
Pages: 863 to 867
PDF PT Auditory neuropathy: clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects
Author(s):
Mauro Spinelli 1,
Mariana L. Fávero-Breuel 2,
Cristiane M. S. Silva 3
Keywords: auditory neuropathy, hearing disorder, neural disynchronization
Abstract:
Auditory neuropathy consists of an exclusive aggression of the auditory nerve, that causes a desynchrony in the nervous conduction, probably related to myelinization alterations of these fibers. Clinically, there is hearing loss and abnormal vocal discrimination. Otoacoustic emissions are normal with non-responsive ABR. It may be associated with some diseases that happen with peripheral neuropathy. The authors reviewed the literature and present a case of a patient with auditory neuropathy associated with pigmentar retinosis, with discussion of possible etiologies.
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