title: Melnick-Needles Syndrome: report of a case associated with bilateral hypoplasia of the cochlea.
abstract: Melnick-Needles Syndrome is a rare disorder associated with many abnormalities. This case report describes a patient with Melnick-Needles Syndrome who was found to have bilateral hypoplasia of the cochlea, a finding not previously described in the literature. The case report describes the syndrome and demonstrates the findings on CT and MR imaging of temporal bones.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Sheffield, England. jane.belfield@virgin.net
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Belfield
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Witana
authors.forename: D J A
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Connolly
mesh_terms: D003051:Cochlea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000175:diagnosis*