Table 2.

Case reports of auditory involvement associated with thiamine deficiency

Author	Age/sex	Presumed aetiology	MRI findings	Auditory symptom recovery
Kondo et al16	28/F	Cancer-induced dietary limitations, 5-FU, and parenteral nutrition	Not reported	Yes
Towbin et al17	15/F	Gastric bypass	CT—non-specific findings. MRI not done	Yes
Walker et al18	17/F	Hyperemesis gravidarum	Bilateral hyperintensities of medial thalami and posterior limb of internal capsule	Yes
Foster et al19	35/F	Gastric bypass	Bilateral hyperintensities of floor of the fourth ventricle, periaqueductal grey matter, the medial thalami, and the premotor and motor cortices	Not mentioned
Wilson et al20	17/F	Hyperemesis gravidarum	Bilateral medial thalamic signal hyperintensities	Partial
Flabeau et al*14	31/F	Crohn’s disease/parenteral nutrition	Signal changes in inferior colliculi	Yes
Jethava et al21	35/F	Gastric bypass	Bilateral symmetric intraparenchymal thalami signal changes	Partial
Scarano et al22	27/F	Sleeve gastrectomy	Signal hyperintensities of the thalamus, periaqueductal grey matter, mammillary body and caudate nucleus	Not mentioned
Zhang et al23	23/M	Pancreatitis—diet limitation	Symmetric hyperintensities in the bilateral inferior colliculi, posteromedial thalamus, mammillary bodies and cerebellar peduncles	Partial
Lamdhade et al15	16/F	Failure to thrive from intestinal atresia	Hyperintense signal changes in the bilateral caudate nucleus, mammillary body, periaqueductal region and vermis	No
Wu et al24	57/M	Anorexia	Bilateral signal hyperintensities in the thalamus, periaqueductal grey matter, and the structures surrounding the third and the fourth ventricles	Yes
Moussa et al25	49/M	Antral gastritis	Signal hyperintensities in the vermis, bilateral inferior colliculi, dorsomedial thalamus, posterior part of corpus callosum and bilateral inferior cerebellar peduncles	Yes
Hansen et al†26	43/F	Alcoholism and nutritional	Hyperintensities in the bilateral thalamus, periaqueductal grey matter and the floor of fourth ventricle	Partial
Nakamura et al†27	61/M	Unclear	Symmetrical high signal intensities involving the tectum, bilateral inferior colliculi and the medial thalami	Yes
Gilani et al†28	35/F	Gastric bypass	Hyperintense signal changes in the medial thalami, hypothalami, mammillary bodies and periaqueductal grey matter	Partial
Nguyen et al29	35/F	Sleeve gastrectomy	Signal hyperintensities in the mammillary bodies bilaterally, the periaqueductal grey matter and the inferior colliculus	Yes
Prosperini et al13	27/M	Sleeve gastrectomy	Symmetric hyperintensities in the bilateral thalamus, hypothalamus and mammillary bodies	Yes

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†Abstract only.

F, female; 5-FU, 5-fluorouracil; M, male.