Familial systemic amyloidosis associated with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and bilateral facial palsies

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 778-780

  Hornigold, R ^a   Patel, A V ^a   Ward, V M M ^a   O'Connor, A Fitzgerald ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Facial Paralysis; Finnish Type Familial Amyloid Neuropathy; Hearing Loss; Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Indexed keywords

GELSOLIN;

AGED; AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANAMNESIS; ATAXIA; AUDIOMETRY; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; CUTIS LAXA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; REVIEW; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS, FAMILIAL; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GELSOLIN; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 33748942113     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106002155     Document Type: Review

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