ACUTE BILATERAL VESTIBULO-COCHLEAR DYSFUNCTION FOLLOWING OCCIPITAL FRACTURE

Authors
FENELEY MR MURTHY P
Citation
Mr. Feneley et P. Murthy, ACUTE BILATERAL VESTIBULO-COCHLEAR DYSFUNCTION FOLLOWING OCCIPITAL FRACTURE, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 108(1), 1994, pp. 54-56
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
108
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
54 - 56
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1994)108:1<54:ABVDFO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The case of a 57-year-old man who presented with acute bilateral deafn ess and vestibular dysfunction following occipital bone fracture is de scribed. Plain radiographs and a CT scan of the head demonstrated a si ngle fracture of the occipital bone. Complete loss of cochlear and ves tibular 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.