Calibrated finger rub auditory screening test (CALFRAST)

Abstract

with APS and have even been found in 27% of patients with APS.5 SREAT may occur in the absence of thyroid function abnormalities; MRI can be normal or reveal the presence of diffuse white matter changes, atrophy, or ischemic lesions.Similar to APS, SREAT is responsive to steroid therapy. 4 Although this condition is rare and its clinical manifestations are nonspecific, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of neuropsychiatric disorders in elderly patients, especially in association with APS.K. Smida-Rynkowska, M.R. Belabed, M. Rynkowski, M. Vokaer, J.C. Bier, Brussels, Belgium Disclosure: The authors report no disclosures.Reply from the Authors: We thank SmidaRynkowska et al. for their comments and agree that SREAT should be considered as a differential diagnosis of neuropsychiatric disorders. This diagnosis was included in our patient but antithyroid antibodies were negative in serum and in CSL.Furthermore, our patient had a history of venous thrombosis, which is not usually associated with isolated SREAT. Thyroiditis encephalopathy is known to have good response to steroids, but this is very unusual in neuropsychiatric symptoms related to a primary APS.

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Hearing loss in patients on treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis

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Validation of the Thai Five-Minute Hearing Test to Screen Hearing Loss in the Community

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