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Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a vascular cause? Analysis of prothrombotic risk factors in head and neck.
International journal of audiology - 1 Nov 2012
Fusconi Massimo, Chistolini Antonio, de Virgilio Armando, Greco Antonio, Massaro Fulvio, Turchetta Rosaria, Benincasa Anna Teresa, Tombolini Mario, de Vincentiis Marco
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OBJECTIVE: This aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of thrombophilic risk factors in sudden sensorineural hearing loss, central retinal vein occlusion, and stroke associated with small vessel disease, with the purpose of investigating and reinforcing the vascular hypothesis in the pathogenesis of sudden sensorineural hearing loss. DESIGN: Case-control study. Genetic and acquired risk factors of...
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