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Vestibular function of patients with profound deafness related to GJB2 mutation.
Acta oto-laryngologica - 1 Sept 2010
Kasai Misato, Hayashi Chieri, Iizuka Takashi, Inoshita Ayako, Kamiya Kazusaku, Okada Hiroko, Nakajima Yukinori, Kaga Kimitaka, Ikeda Katsuhisa
Abstract excerpt
CONCLUSION: GJB2 mutations are responsible not only for deafness but also for the occurrence of vestibular dysfunction. However, vestibular dysfunction tends to be unilateral and less severe in comparison with that of bilateral deafness. OBJECTIVES: The correlation between the cochlear and vestibular end-organs suggests that some children with congenital deafness may have vestibular impairments. On the other...
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