Sensorineural hearing loss is the most frequent sensory deficit of childhood and is of genetic
origin in up to 75% of cases. It has been shown that mutations of the SLC26A4 (PDS) gene …

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess any dysfunction of the sacculus in patients
with unilateral Meniere's disease by monitoring the vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (…

Recent approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of dabigatran etexilate, an
oral direct thrombin inhibitor, for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation will …

Objectives: Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma often recurs if the tumor is large. This
report is a long‐term follow‐up of these cases. It establishes the prognostic values of tumor …

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of thyroid nodules has been proposed as a preoperative
screening method to reduce the number of patients with benign nodules referred for …

Object The object of this study was to evaluate the natural history, pattern, and occurrence
of tumor growth and its consequences for treatment of small-sized vestibular schwannomas (…

Objective: To investigate whether delay in treatment has any influence on the audiometric
outcome at Day 30 in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Study Design: …

Conclusions Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) is a frequent symptom of vestibular
schwannoma (VS), often reveals small VSs and does not exhibit specific features. Therefore…

Objectives To demonstrate mucosal biofilms in human tissue by direct visualization of bacteria
and glycocalyx using confocal laser scanning microscopy with double fluorescent staining …

The first step in the olfactory perception is the activation by odorants of sensory neurones in
the olfactory epithelium. In humans, this sensory epithelium is located at 2 narrow passages, …