Microvascular decompression for tinnitus: systematic review
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Microvascular decompression for tinnitus: significant improvement for tinnitus intensity without improvement for distress. A 4-year limit.
OBJECTIVE Microvascular compressions of the cochlear nerve can lead to tinnitus. The tinnitus initially is related to nonsynchronous signal transmission in the auditory nerve, neurophysiologically characterized by a peak II amplitude decrease. Chronic compression can lead to a focal demyelination, resulting in an increase in Iinterpeak latency I-III with tinnitus and frequency-specific hearing ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0022-3085,1933-0693
DOI: 10.3171/2016.2.jns152913