Delayed and progressive hearing loss after microvascular decompression of cranial nerves

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 158-161

  Fuse, Takeo ^a,b   Møller, Margareta B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

brain stem auditory evoked potentials; microvascular decompression; progressive hearing loss

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DIMENHYDRINATE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRANIAL NERVE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; TINNITUS; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VERTIGO;

EID: 0030062184     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949610500212     Document Type: Article

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