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Sudden deafness and cerebellar tumour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

E. Merino Gálvez ,
D. Hellín Meseguer ,
F. García Ortega  and
J. Manuel Mondejar
E. Merino Gálvez*
Affiliation:
(Murcia, Spain)
D. Hellín Meseguer
Affiliation:
(Murcia, Spain)
F. García Ortega
Affiliation:
(Murcia, Spain)
J. Manuel Mondejar
Affiliation:
(Murcia, Spain)
*
Dr E. Merino Gálvez,Unidad de Otorrinolaringologica, Hospital Rafael Mendez, Lorca, 30800 Murcia, Spain. Fax: 968-442421.
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Abstract

We report the case of a female patient who presented with sudden deafness as the first symptom of a cerebellar tumour which was not localized strictly in the cerebellopontine angle and did not show direct compression on the extrabulbar portion of the Vlllth cranial nerve. The clinical picture contained a number of signs and symptoms typical of cerebellar involvement.

Surgical intervention restored the hearing and caused the symptoms to disappear.

We also review the association between tumours and sudden deafness in the literature.

Keywords

DeafnesssensorineuralsuddenCerebellar neoplasmsmedulloblastoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 7 , July 1994 , pp. 584 - 586
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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