Tinnitus in a patient with dolichomegabasilar: a case report

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Cavallari, Fransérgio E. M.¹  Isac, Miriam L¹  Feres, Maria Cristina L. C.¹  Oliveira, José A. A.¹  Universidade de São Paulo¹ 

关键词: tinnitus;    dolichomegabasilar;    vascular compression.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-72992004000200016

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

Tinnitus may appear as a symptom in a large number of pathologies, like congenital, infectious, neoplastical, neurological, traumatic, metabolical, vascular or mixed. It is presented with variable intensity, and, in its most severe form, may even undergo patient into suicide. Therefore, the differential diagnosis must be done carefully, based on different kinds of complementary tests like pure tone audiometry, imitanciometry, auditory brainstem responses and nuclear magnetic resonance. In this article, we show a case of tinnitus secondary to a rare anatomic alteration of the basilar artery, named dolichomegabasilar, leading to compression of the eighth cranial nerve, to emphasize the importance of the complementary tests on investigation and management of the tinnitus patient.

【 授权许可】

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