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Genetic and acquired prothrombotic risk factors and sudden hearing loss.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Mar 2007
Capaccio Pasquale, Ottaviani Francesco, Cuccarini Valeria, Bottero Alessandro, Schindler Antonio, Cesana Bruno Mario, Censuales Salvatore, Pignataro Lorenzo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is a frequently encountered condition, and various pathogenetic mechanisms have been hypothesized, such as viral infections, autoimmune processes, and ischemic events; however, whatever the cause, impaired cochlear perfusion appears to be the most important event. A number of inherited prothrombotic risk factors and their related genetic...
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