A Case of Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Wernicke Encephalopathy

Kumaran Arivoli; Andrew Benvenuto; Emily Stucken

doi:10.1002/lary.30606

A Case of Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Wernicke Encephalopathy

Laryngoscope. 2023 Jun;133(6):1492-1494. doi: 10.1002/lary.30606. Epub 2023 Feb 10.

Authors

Kumaran Arivoli¹, Andrew Benvenuto¹, Emily Stucken²

Affiliations

¹ University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 36762433
DOI: 10.1002/lary.30606

Abstract

Extremely rare cases of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) can involve sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Here, we present a 46-year-old female with SNHL and clinical and radiologic suspicion for WE. After initiating thiamine therapy, the patient experienced robust improvement. Laryngoscope, 133:1492-1494, 2023.

Keywords: Wernicke encephalopathy; sensorineural hearing loss; thiamine deficiency.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural* / diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural* / drug therapy
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural* / etiology
Humans
Middle Aged
Thiamine / therapeutic use
Thiamine Deficiency* / complications
Thiamine Deficiency* / diagnosis
Thiamine Deficiency* / drug therapy
Wernicke Encephalopathy* / complications
Wernicke Encephalopathy* / diagnosis

Substances

Thiamine