title: Acute bilateral vestibulo-cochlear dysfunction following occipital fracture.
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.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Ipswich Hospital.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Feneley
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Murthy
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000208:Acute Disease; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*