Differential vestibular dysfunction in sudden unilateral hearing loss.
Auditory and vestibular function was examined in 29 patients with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss to identify characteristic vestibulocochlear lesion patterns. In 45%, a vestibular lesion was found, of which 53% had a combined impairment of the cochlea and the ipsilateral posterior semicircular canal, possibly reflecting vascular disease in the common cochlear artery.
Rambold
H
H
Department of Neurology, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Luebeck, Germany. Holger.Rambold@neuro.uni-luebeck.de
Boenki
J
J
Stritzke
G
G
Wisst
F
F
Neppert
B
B
Helmchen
C
C
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis