RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Spontaneous labyrinthine hemorrhage in sickle cell disease.
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1437
OP 1440
VO 19
IS 8
A1 Whitehead, R E
A1 MacDonald, C B
A1 Melhem, E R
A1 McMahon, L
YR 1998
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/19/8/1437.abstract
AB We report the clinical and MR imaging findings in two African-American patients with manifestations of sickle cell disease affecting the inner ear. Both suffered sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss and vestibular symptoms, and both had high labyrinthine signal on T1-weighted MR images attributed to labyrinthine hemorrhage. Follow-up studies of the first patient revealed a decrease in abnormal vestibular signal. Careful attention to the labyrinth on T1-weighted MR images can reveal vestibulocochlear clinical findings in sickle cell patients, with important implications for management and prognosis.