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Aberrant sylvian vein: A newly described cause of pulsatile tinnitus.
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The Journal of international medical research [J Int Med Res] 2017 Oct; Vol. 45 (5), pp. 1481-1485. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 06. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- We herein report a newly described cause of venous pulsatile tinnitus: protrusion of an aberrant sylvian vein into the tympanum. A 60-year-old woman presented with a 4-month history of objective persistent pulsatile tinnitus in the right ear with no other complaints. The pulsatile tinnitus diminished with rotation of the head to the right side or by compression of the right cervical vascular structures. The frequency and intensity of the tinnitus were 125 Hz and 20 dB HL, respectively. Audiometry and otoscopic examination findings were normal. Radiologic examination showed that the right sylvian vein protruded into the tympanum through the dehiscent anterior cortical plate of the tympanum.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1473-2300
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of international medical research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28984171
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060517693422