title: Neurotological findings in a patient with narrow internal auditory canal: a case report.
abstract: We report neurotological findings in a patient with unilateral narrow internal auditory canal, as confirmed by computed tomography. The patient presented no auditory brainstem response on the affected side. Vestibular tests including vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) and caloric test revealed normal function of both inferior and superior vestibular neural pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao, Miyamae-ku, 216-8511, Kawasaki City, Japan. k2ochi@marianna-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ochi
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Mutsumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kenmochi
authors.forename: Hirohito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishino
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohashi
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D012444:Saccule and Utricle / Q000503:physiopathology; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests; D014726:Vestibular Nuclei / Q000503:physiopathology; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology