Hearing impairment resulting from a pineal region meningioma.

DeMonte, F; Zelby, A S; al-Mefty, O · Neurosurgery · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Because of extensive interconnections within the auditory pathways, hearing impairment from a central origin is rare. We describe a patient with a large pineal region meningioma in whom hearing loss was the predominant symptom. The patient promptly recovered hearing after the surgical removal of the tumor. The mechanism of this phenomenon is discussed.

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