Recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in two DFNB16 siblings : A CARE case report

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INTRODUCTION: Deletions or variants of the STRC gene coding for stereocilin cause congenital bilateral mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss without vestibular disorder: DFNB16. Stereocilin is a protein present in vestibular kinocilia embedded in the otoconial membrane of the utricular macula. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a rare form of vertigo in children. The present study reports recurrent positional vertigo in two DFNB16 siblings.

OBSERVATION: Two patients, 10 and 15 years old, presented with recurrent disabling positional vertigo episodes, triggered by turning over in bed, with a falling sensation. The diagnosis of right posterior canal BPPV was confirmed on Dix-Hallpike maneuvers in one of the patients. Variations in the response of ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials were observed. Probable BPPV was diagnosed in the second patient. Their other two siblings did not have hearing loss or vertigo.

CONCLUSION: The absence of stereocilin due to homozygous deletions of the STRC gene in DFNB16 patients can cause vestibular dysfunction, including BPPV.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:140

Enthalten in:

European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases - 140(2023), 3 vom: 30. Mai, Seite 127-129

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Achard, S [VerfasserIn]
Simon, F [VerfasserIn]
Denoyelle, F [VerfasserIn]
Marlin, S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Case Reports
DFNB16
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Journal Article
STRC
STRC protein, human
Stereocilin
Vertigo

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Date Completed 22.05.2023

Date Revised 30.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.anorl.2022.12.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350384134