Sudden deafness - A critical evaluation of pathogenesis and 'cure'

Oto-Rhino-Laryngologia Nova

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 178-189

  Hultcrantz, Elisabeth ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cochlear blood flow; Sudden deafness

Indexed keywords

CARBOGEN; NICOTINIC ACID; OSMOTIC AGENT;

ACIDOSIS; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; COCHLEA BLOOD FLOW; COCHLEA FENESTRA; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNER EAR; LASER FLOWMETER; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SUDDEN DEAFNESS;

EID: 0033498366     PISSN: 10148221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027906     Document Type: Article

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