Sensorineural hearing loss and status epilepticus associated with ulcerative colitis: Is there enough evidence to support immune-related mechanisms?

Yazici S., Benbir G., Ince B.

JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCES IN RURAL PRACTICE, vol.6, no.1, pp.77-79, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/0976-3147.143205
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCES IN RURAL PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.77-79
  • Keywords: Immune-mediated mechanisms, sensorineural hearing loss, status epilepticus, ulcerative colitis
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is characterized by an inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Immune-mediated extraintestinal manifestations of UC have increasingly attracted attention in the literature recently, for which UC is now considered as a systemic disease. Neurologic involvement associated with UC is probably under-reported because of the unawareness of many physicians, although early recognition and treatment are crucial in preventing major morbidity and sequel. In this case report is presented a patient newly diagnosed as UC, who developed both sensorineural hearing loss and intractable status epilepticus that we suggest to have resulted from immune-mediated mechanisms.