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Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a case report supporting the immunologic theory
2003
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is one of the autoimmune diseases of the inner ear (AIED), which is characterized by a hearing loss of above 30 decibels in at least three contiguous audiometric frequencies over a time course of 72 hours or shorter. Its cause can be found in only 10% to 15% of patients. Histopathologic findings have reported retrograde neuronal degeneration and atrophy of Corti's organ and of the vascular stria. This paper describes a case of a middle-aged female
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2003000600025
pmid:14762610
fatcat:h6rfi4fe7fba7b5dfo2c6jrt7m