Pneumolabyrinth can result from traumatic luxation of stapes into the vestibule. The diagnosis of stapes luxation following a head injury can be delayed especially if the otoscopic examination is within normal limits. Here a 15-year-old girl presenting with vertigo and nystagmus following a blunt head injury was presented, whose computerized...
Otitic hydrocephalus: Role of radiology for diagnosis
The pathogenesis of otitic hydrocephalus remains unclear. The use of radiological examination is very important to clarify both the diagnosis and the pathogenesis. In this article the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance venography (MRV) is discussed. Two patients with the diagnosis of otitic hydrocephalus and their...
Identification of an ancestral haplotype of the 35delG mutation in the GJB2 (connexin 26) gene responsible for autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss in families from the Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey
Mutations in the GJB2 gene have been shown to be the major cause of autosomal recessively inherited, prelingual, non-syndromic hearing loss. 35delG was found to be the most frequent mutation among Caucasians. In this study, we performed haplotype analysis of two large families with autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (totally...