Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis: An unusual cause of sudden onset bilateral sensorineural hearing loss

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 116-118

  Jeffs, Graham Joseph ^a   Lee, Gabriel Yin Foo ^a   Wong, George Tse Hwai ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cranial nerves; Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis; Melanoma; Sensorineural hearing loss

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MELANOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

AGED; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 30344465011     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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