American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 187-190 , May 2007

Otitic hydrocephalus: case report and literature review

  • Mahmood Sadoghi, MD

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  • Payman Dabirmoghaddam, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Research Centre, Amiralam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Saadi Ave, Tehran, Iran. Tel.: +98 2166703037; fax: +98 2166760245.

Received 12 May 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00157-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.07.007

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 187-190 , May 2007

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