The first eletrocnic Journal of Otolaryngology in the world
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Year: 2020  Vol. 24   Num. 1  - Jan/Mar - (14º)
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693676
Section: Original Article
 
Pure-Tone Hearing Thresholds and Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials in Sporadic Ataxia
Author(s):
Bianca Simone Zeigelboim, Anylize Wachholz Vom Scheidt, Kairone Fernandes Kronbauer, Paulo Breno Noronha Liberalesso, Maria Renata José, Vinicius Ribas Fonseca, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive
Key words:
spinocerebellar degenerations - hearing - hearing disorders - audiometry - evoked response audiometry
Abstract:

Introduction Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is part of a genetic and clinical heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia. Objective To describe the results of audiological and electrophysiological hearing evaluations in patients with sporadic ataxia (SA). Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out with 11 patients submitted to the following procedures: anamnesis, otorhinolaryngological evaluation, tonal and vocal audiometry, acoustic immittance and brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) tests. Results The patients presented with a prevalence of gait imbalance, of dysarthria, and of dysphagia; in the audiometric and BAEPs, four patients presented with alterations; in the acoustic immittance test, five patients presented with alterations, predominantly bilateral. Conclusion The most evident alterations in the audiological evaluation were the prevalence of the descending audiometric configuration between the frequencies of 2 and 4 kHz and the absence of the acoustic reflex between the frequencies of 3 and 4 kHz bilaterally. In the electrophysiological evaluation, the patients presented changes with a prevalence of increased I, III and V wave latencies and the interval in the interpeak I-III, I-V and III-V. In the present study, it was observed that auditory complaints did not have a significant prevalence in this type of ataxia, which does not occur in some types of autosomal recessive and dominant ataxia.

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