Temporal bone histopathology in a case of sensorineural hearing loss caused by superficial siderosis of the central nervous system and treated by cochlear implantation

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 748-755

  Nadol, Joseph B ^a,b   Adams, Joe C ^a,b,c   O'Malley, Jennifer T ^a,b  

^a Otopathology Laboratory   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implantation; Hearing loss; Histopathology; Superficial siderosis; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SIDEROSIS; TEMPORAL BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIDEROSIS; TEMPORAL BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960008226     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31820e7195     Document Type: Article

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