Disabling Vertigo and Tinnitus Caused by Intrameatal Compression of the Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery on the Vestibulocochlear Nerve: A Case Report, Surgical Considerations, and Review of the Literature
Abstract Microvascular compression of the vestibulocochlear nerve is known as a cause of tinnitus and vertigo in the literature, but our review of the literature shows that the compression is usually located in the cerebellopontine angle and not intrameatal. We present a case of intrameatal compress...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2014-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0033-1359299 |