Case Report Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2011

Contralateral hearing disturbance following posterior fossa surgery

Shuto T, Matsunaga S, Suenaga J — Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo), 2011

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers described a case of a 53-year-old man who developed contralateral hearing disturbance one day after acoustic neuroma surgery.

What They Found

They found that the patient's hearing function gradually recovered after receiving steroid and hyperbaric therapy. This contralateral hearing disturbance is an extremely rare complication that can occur after posterior fossa surgery.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it is a case report from Japan.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, this study's findings are not generalizable, and the exact mechanism of this rare complication remains unclear.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Report
Category	Sudden Hearing Loss
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	21701108
Year Published	2011
Journal	Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo)
MeSH Terms	Functional Laterality; Hearing Loss; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged; Neuroma, Acoustic; Neurosurgical Procedures; Postoperative Complications; Steroids; Treatment Outcome

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