PULSATILE TINNITUS - RECENT ADVANCES IN DIAGNOSIS

Pulsatile tinnitus can often be a diagnostic problem, This communicati on reports the authors' experience on 100 patients with pulsatile tinn itus and describes a practical and effective diagnostic approach, Bett er understanding of the various etiologies of pulsatile tinnitus, coup led with the introduction of magnetic resonance angiography, in conjun ction with magnetic resonance imaging, have made a major impact on the evaluation of this symptom in recent years. Cerebral angiography, pre viously performed on the majority of patients, is presently indicated in selected cases only. Intracranial hypertension, glomus tumors, and carotid atherosclerosis were the most common diagnoses made in our pat ients.