Posterior fossa arachnoid cyst presenting with isolated sensorineural hearing loss

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 979-982

  Thinakara Rajan, T ^a   Janjua, A ^a   Srinivasan, Venkat ^a  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cysts; Cranial fossa, posterior; Hearing loss, unilateral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ADULT; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 33845247335     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106002337     Document Type: Article

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