TABLE 1:

Clinical and imaging data of patients with congenital hearing loss

PatientAge (y)/ SexSignificant MHHistory (R/L)Audiology (R/L)MR IAC SizeMR Findings, Inner Ear and Nerves
C14/MHirschprung syndromeNAD/HL of unknown durationNAD/no responseL small/R NADR NAD/L modiolar deficiency, no L VIII n, clumped vestibular n
C28/MPremature birth, cleft lip and palateNAD/HL of unknown durationNAD/severe profound mixed HLL small/R NADR NAD/L modiolar deficiency, no L VIII n
C344/MNegativeLong-standing HL/progressive HLAudiology not availableR small/L NADR EELDS, modiolar deficiency, no R VIII n/L NAD
C43/MCHARGE syndromeBilateral HL since birthProfound bilateral SNHLBilateral smallBilateral severe cochleovestibular dysplasia, no R or L VIII n
C55/FMeconium intussusceptionBilateral HL since birthProfound bilateral SNHLBilateral smallBilateral severe cochleovestibular dysplasia, no R or L VIII n
C64/MMarked developmental delay, lactic acidosisBilateral HL at age 9 monthsCould not performBilateral smallBilateral dysplastic cochlea, bilateral small clumped VIII n
C747/FScarlet fever as a childBilateral HL at age 3 yNo response/profound SNHLBilateral NADBilateral EELDS with modiolar deficiency, bilateral small VIII n
C85/FNegativeLong-standing HL/NADProfound SNHL/NADR small/L NADR “isolated” cochlea, no R VIII n/L NAD
C93/FIn utero CVA, motor and developmental delayBilateral progressive HLNo response bilaterallyBilateral smallBilateral modiolar deficiency, no R or L VIII n
C106/FNegativeBilateral HL since birthNo response bilaterallyBilateral smallBilateral severe dysplasia with no cochlea, no R or L VIII n
C1112/FIn utero toxoplasmosis exposureNAD/HL (at age 5 y)NAD/moderate profound SNHLL small/R NADR NAD/L modiolar deficiency, no L VIII n
C128/MNegativeHL since birth/NADProfound SNHL/NADR small/L NADR isolated, modiolar deficiency, no R VIII n or Vinf/L NAD
  • Note.—MH indicates medical history; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; R, right; L, left; NAD, no abnormality detected; HL, hearing loss; SNHL, sensorineural hearing loss; IAC, internal auditory canal; VIII n, cochlear nerve; n, nerve; EELDS, enlarged endolymphatic duct and sac; Vinf, inferior vestibular nerve.