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Acute bilateral vestibulo-cochlear dysfunction following occipital fracture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. R. Feneley  and
P. Murthy
M. R. Feneley*
Affiliation:
ENT Department, The Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich.
P. Murthy
Affiliation:
ENT Department, The Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich.
*
M. R. Feneley, M.A., F.R.C.S., Department of Urology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EClA 7BE.
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Abstract

The case of a 57-year-old man who presented with acute bilateral deafness and vestibular dysfunction following occipital bone fracture is described. Plain radiographs and a CT scan of the head demonstrated a single fracture of the occipital bone. Complete loss of cochlear and vestibular function bilaterally was demonstrated and followed by partial recovery of auditory function over the following months. Review of the literature has not revealed a previously reported case.

Keywords

DeafnessHead injuryOccipital bone
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 1 , January 1994 , pp. 54 - 56
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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