title: Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss complicating basal skull fracture.
abstract: Otological damage is well-recognized following head injury. The commonest complication is hearing loss. We present a case of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss due to bilateral temporal bone fractures following an epileptic seizure, which is unique in the literature and illustrates the importance of this complication of head injury.
authors.affiliation: Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Atkin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed