Table 3.

Recommended Evaluations Following Initial Diagnosis in Individuals with Perrault Syndrome

System/ConcernEvaluationComment
ENT 1 Audiologic assessmentTo define the degree & frequency range of hearing impairment by audiometry & physiologic tests (summarized in Hereditary Hearing Loss and Deafness Overview)
Neurologic 1 Neurologic assessmentDetermine if ataxia, peripheral neuropathy, &/or learning disability is present.
Endocrine 2 Serum estrogen & gonadotropin (LH & FSH) concentrationsIn women w/relatively intact ovarian function, serum anti-müllerian hormone concentrations may provide evidence of incipient ovarian failure. 3
Pelvic imagingUltrasound scan or magnetic resonance imaging to define the presence of ovaries & antral follicle count
Miscellaneous/
Other 1
Consultation w/clinical geneticist &/or genetic counselor
1.

Men and women

2.

Women only

3.

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