Superficial Siderosis and Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: a Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Journal
Case Rep Otolaryngol
Publisher
Wiley
Specialty
Otorhinolaryngology
Date
2013 Jun 14
PMID
23762708
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Abstract
This case report highlights an unusual case of sudden sensorineural hearing loss related to superficial siderosis (SS). Our patient had a craniotomy for medulloblastoma 23 years earlier, and this may represent a delayed complication related to this procedure. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains the key diagnostic investigation to illustrate the imaging features of superficial siderosis and exclude other pathologies. Increased awareness of progressive and sudden hearing complications caused by SS is important in the otolaryngologic community to expedite management and better counsel patients during the consent process.
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