Comorbidities in aging patients with sickle cell disease. [PDF]
Sickle cell disease (SCD) in general and sickle cell anemia in particular is a highly complex disorder both at the molecular and clinical levels. Although the molecular lesion is a single-point mutation, the sickle gene is pleiotropic in nature causing ...
Ballas, Samir K.
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Un cas d’ostéodystrophie du labyrinthe osseux sur le fossile atérien Dar-es-Soltane II H5 (Maroc) = A case of osteodystrophy of the bony labyrinth on the Aterian fossil Dar-es-Soltane II H5 (Morocco) [PDF]
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Ben-Ncer, A. +4 more
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Reduced spiral ganglion neuronal loss by adjunctive neurotrophin-3 in experimental pneumococcal meningitis [PDF]
Background Hearing loss is a frequent long-term complication of pneumococcal meningitis (PM). Its main pathological correlate is damage to the organ of Corti and loss of spiral ganglion neurons.
Angele, Barbara +6 more
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From urinary tract infection to cochlear implantation: A case report [PDF]
Severe infections can cause difficult neurologic sequelae, sensorineural hearing loss included. In this case report, we describe a 58-year-old female, who had lost hearing in her right ear due to pneumococcal sepsis and meningitis 10 years earlier.
Hirvonen J, Jero J, Salonen J, Sarin J
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Post meningitis hearing loss, labyrinthitis ossificans and cochlear implantation: a case report and review of literature [PDF]
Cochlear implant is a known neural prosthesis for children with severe to profound deafness. Meningitis causes fibrosis and ossification within the cochlea lumen (Labyrinthitis Ossificans). We present a 15-months boy with bilateral profound hearing loss,
Md Daud, Mohd Khairi +3 more
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Improving health-related quality of life in single-sided deafness: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Unilateral severe-to-profound hearing loss, or single-sided deafness (SSD), impairs listening abilities supported by the use of two ears, including speech perception in background noise and sound localisation.
Kitterick, Pádraig T. +2 more
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Aminoglycoside- and glycopeptide-induced ototoxicity in children: a systematic review [PDF]
Background: Ototoxicity has been reported after administration of aminoglycosides and glycopeptides. Objectives: To identify available evidence for the occurrence and determinants of aminoglycoside- and glycopeptide-related ototoxicity in children ...
Diepstraten, F. A. +6 more
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Otosclerosis and complications of stapedectomy: CT and MRI correlation [PDF]
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Ali, Heba Ibrahim, Khater, Nivan Hany
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Predicting and grading the degree of difficulty of cochlear implant surgery by evaluating temporal bone using high resolution computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging [PDF]
Background: The current study was designed to assess the challenges that arise during cochlear implantation. Hence imaging based grading system, using a structured, 12-point scoring chart was developed with an aim to assess various anatomical factors of ...
Agrawal, Ruchi R. +3 more
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The Site of Lesion in Hearing Loss: Advances in Otoneuroradiology [PDF]
The last decade has witnessed significant advances in imaging of the middle and inner ear and the auditory pathways. High resolution computerized tomography (CT) scanners and new magnetic resonance (MR) sequences have been implemented in clinical ...
Casale, Silvia +4 more
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