Progressive loss of hearing and balance in superficial siderosis due to occult spinal dural defects.

Gabor Michael HalmagyiGeoffrey D ParkerLuke ChenMiriam S WelgampolaJohn D G WatsonMichael H BarnettMichael J ToddShadi El-WahshVictoria RoseMarcus A StoodleyJeffrey W Brennan

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)

In patients presenting with progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, superficial siderosis should be considered as a possible cause. If these patients also have bilateral vestibular loss, cerebellar impairment and anosmia, then the diagnosis is likely and the inevitable disease progress might be halted by finding and repairing the spinal dural defect.

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