Bilateral deafness of vascular origin.
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چکیده
Two patients with reversible bilateral deafness of vascular etiology are reported. Serial audiometric studies in the first patient before and after a brainstem stroke indicated retrocochlear auditory dysfunction. The second patient showed bitemporal infarction on cranial CT scan which was subsequently confirmed postmortem.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Stroke
دوره 12 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1981