Baseline clinical profile of five patients with an acute auditory syndrome as a prodromal feature of impending AICA infarction
| Patient No | Age/sex | Vascular risk factors | AAS (prodromal symptoms) | MRI | MRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRI and MRA were done at the time of anterior inferior cerebellar artery infarction. | |||||
| *Patients had recurrent episodes of transient acute auditory syndrome before infarction. | |||||
| †Patients had a single episode of prolonged acute auditory syndrome before infarction. | |||||
| AAS, acute auditory symptom; AICH, anterior inferior cerebellar hemisphere; B, both; BA, basilar artery; DLP, dorsolateral pons; F, female; HTN, hypertension; L, left; M, male; MCP, middle cerebellar peduncle; MRA, magnetic resonance angiography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; NIDDM, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; R, right. | |||||
| 1* | 62/F | HTN | Tinnitus and hearing loss on R (10 days) | MCP DLP | Proximal BA stenosis |
| 2* | 71/F | HTN | Tinnitus on R (1 days) | MCP AICH | Diffuse BA stenosis |
| 3† | 67/M | NIDDM | Hearing loss on B and tinnitus on R (10 days) | MCP DLP AICH | Mid BA stenosis |
| 4† | 60/F | NIDDM, HTN | Hearing loss on L (6 days) | MCP DLP | Mid BA stenosis |
| 5* | 62/M | NIDDM, HTN | Hearing loss on R and tinnitus (4 days) | MCP DLP | Proximal BA stenosis |