Pediatric Neurology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 214-216, September 2005

Pulsatile Tinnitus in a 16-Year-Old Patient

  • Yoshimi Sogawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Schneider Children’s Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Sogawa; Division of Pediatric Neurology; Schneider Children’s Hospital; 269-01 76th Avenue; New Hyde Park, NY 11040.
    • ,
  • Richard Libman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York
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  • Lydia Eviatar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Schneider Children’s Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York
    • ,
  • Li Kan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Schneider Children’s Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York

Received 26 July 2004; accepted 16 March 2005.

This report describes a child presenting with pulsatile tinnitus, most likely resulting from increased intracranial hypertension secondary to cerebral venous thrombosis. He was found to be homozygous for a prothrombin gene (G20210A) mutation as well as heterozygous for a factor V Leiden mutation. Physicians need to pursue and determine the cause of pulsatile tinnitus and intracranial hypertension.

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PII: S0887-8994(05)00191-8

doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.03.012

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 214-216, September 2005

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