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Temporal bone and intracranial abnormalities in syndromic causes of hearing loss: an updated guide
Felice D'Arco1, Adam Youssef1, Evangelia Ioannidou2
1Department of Neuroradiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
Purpose:
To describe in detail the temporal bone and brain findings in both common and rare syndromic causes of hearing loss, with the purpose of broadening among radiologists and enhance the current understanding of distinct imaging features in paediatric patients with syndromic hearing loss.
Methods:
A detailed search of electronic databases has been conducted, including PubMed, Ovid Medline, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Embase, and PsycINFO.
Results:
Syndromic causes of hearing loss are characterised by different and sometimes specific abnormalities in the temporal bone.
Conclusion:
A complete knowledge of the image findings in the temporal bones, brain, skull and other body regions is critical for the optimal assessment and management of these patients.
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