Internal auditory canal stenosis in congenital sensorineural hearing loss

Sakina MS; Goh BS; Abdullah A; Zulfiqar MA; Saim L

Internal auditory canal stenosis in congenital sensorineural hearing loss

Sakina MS , Goh BS , Abdullah A , Zulfiqar MA , Saim L

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 2006 Dec;70(12):2093-7.

PMID: 16996619

Abstract

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) due to internal auditory canal (IAC) stenosis with hypoplasia of the cochleovestibular nerve is a rare disorder. The diagnosis of the IAC stenosis requires both high resolution computed tomography scan (HRCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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MeSH terms

Vestibulocochlear Nerve/pathology
Vestibulocochlear Nerve/physiopathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Constriction, Pathologic/diagnosis
Constriction, Pathologic/pathology
Constriction, Pathologic/physiopathology
Ear Canal/innervation
Ear Canal/pathology*
Ear Canal/physiopathology
Female
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/congenital*
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/pathology*
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/physiopathology
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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