Acute-Phase Inflammatory Response in Idiopathic Sudden Deafness: Pathogenic Implications

The acute-phase inflammatory response in the peripheral bloodstream can be an expression of transient cerebral ischaemia in idiopathic sudden deafness. For this, a neurological and otorhinolaryngological examination of each patient, performing tests on audiometry, and tympanometry, haemogram, and cr...

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Main Authors: Miguel A. López-González, Antonio Abrante, Carmen López-Lorente, Antonio Gómez, Emilio Domínguez, Francisco Esteban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/216592