Open AccessAnterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Infarct Presenting as Unilateral Deafness in a Young Patient
Author(s) -
Krishnan Mohankumar Vignesh,
Natrajan Anuradha,
Viknesh Prabu Anbalagan,
Patel Harshvardhan Anil Bhai
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i34b36152
Subject(s) - anterior inferior cerebellar artery , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , anterior cerebral artery , cerebellar ataxia , infarction , pons , sensorineural hearing loss , superior cerebellar artery , hearing loss , ataxia , audiology , middle cerebral artery , anatomy , cardiology , basilar artery , radiology , ischemia , myocardial infarction , aneurysm , psychiatry
Acute ischemic stroke in the supply of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery is known to be connected with facial weakness, nystagmus, hearing loss, hypalgesia, and ataxia. This is a case of a young man with unilateral deafness caused due to infarction of anterior inferior cerebellar artery. Clinical findings and audiometry showed evidence suggestive of cochlear localization for deafness. MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) Brain shows involvement of pons with infarct is seen in the right Anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) territory. The inclusion of labyrinthine auditory artery suggests sensorineural hearing loss.