Auditory cortex hypoperfusion: a metabolic hallmark in Beta Thalassemia.
Renzo ManaraSara PonticorvoSilverio PerrottaMaria Rosaria BarillariGiuseppe CostaDavide BrottoRosanna Di ConcilioAngela CiancioElisa De MichelePasquale Alessandro CarafaAntonietta CannaAndrea Gerardo RussoDonato TroisiMartina CaiazzaFederica AmmendolaDomenico RobertiClaudia SantoroStefania PicarielloMaria Sole ValentinoEmanuela InserraRoberta CarforaMario CirilloSimona RaimoGabriella SantangeloFrancesco di SalleFabrizio EspositoImmacolata TartaglionePublished in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2021)
In conclusion, primary auditory cortex perfusion changes are a metabolic hallmark of adult beta-thalassemia, thus suggesting complex remodeling of the hearing function, that occurs regardless of chelation therapy and before clinically manifest hearing loss. The cognitive impact of perfusion changes is intriguing but requires further investigations.