The Clinical Value of Periventricular White Matter Hyperintensity on MRI in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

Jung Woo LeeDeoksu KimSeokhwan LeeSung-Won ChoiSoo-Keun KongLee HwangboJae Il LeeSe-Joon Oh

Published in: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology (2021)

The presence of PWMH score 1 on brain MRI in patients with SSNHL was associated with better treatment response and was a good prognostic factor in a multivariate analysis while the hearing recovery in more severe PWMH (scores 2, 3) was not different from the control group.

Keyphrases

white matter
prognostic factors
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
multiple sclerosis
diffusion weighted imaging
early onset
magnetic resonance
data analysis
resting state
blood brain barrier
drug induced