Hearing impairment resulting from a pineal region meningioma

F DeMonte; A S Zelby; O al-Mefty

doi:10.1227/00006123-199304000-00026

Hearing impairment resulting from a pineal region meningioma

Neurosurgery. 1993 Apr;32(4):665-8. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199304000-00026.

Authors

F DeMonte¹, A S Zelby, O al-Mefty

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.

PMID: 8474658
DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199304000-00026

Abstract

Because of extensive interconnections within the auditory pathways, hearing impairment from a central origin is rare. We describe a patient with a large pineal region meningioma in whom hearing loss was the predominant symptom. The patient promptly recovered hearing after the surgical removal of the tumor. The mechanism of this phenomenon is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
Hearing
Hearing Disorders / diagnosis
Hearing Disorders / etiology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Meningeal Neoplasms / complications*
Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery
Meningioma / complications*
Meningioma / diagnosis
Meningioma / surgery
Middle Aged
Pineal Gland*
Postoperative Period