Analysis of hearing loss after shunt placement in patients with normal-pressure hydrocephalus
| Autor: | Cees J. J. Avezaat, Marie-Lise C. van Veelen-Vincent, Dirk A. de Jong, Bert G.A. van Zanten, Bernard K. H. Pauw, Erkan Kurt, Michel P. Brocaar, Ernst J. Delwel, Rozemarijn Teeuw |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Hearing loss Hearing Loss Sensorineural Pilot Projects Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Central nervous system disease Postoperative Complications Risk Factors Normal pressure hydrocephalus otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Aged Aged 80 and over medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Hearing Loss Sudden medicine.disease Hydrocephalus Normal Pressure Subdural Effusion Hydrocephalus Surgery Subdural hygroma Anesthesia Audiometry Pure-Tone Female Pure tone audiometry medicine.symptom Audiometry business Shunt (electrical) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neurosurgery. 95:432-434 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3085 |
| DOI: | 10.3171/jns.2001.95.3.0432 |
| Popis: | Object. Following shunt placement for treatment of normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), several patients suffered hearing loss. The authors undertook a study to analyze this outcome. Methods. Sixteen patients in whom NPH was diagnosed were treated by placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Their hearing was assessed pre- and postoperatively by using pure tone audiometry. Two thirds of the ears tested showed a postoperative hearing loss of more than 10 dB. Recovery of the hearing loss occurred 6 to 12 weeks after shunt placement in 75% of the ears examined. Conclusions. Although shunt insertion for treatment of NPH results in a decrease in hearing, most of the loss can be recovered. |
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