American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 145-149 , May 2009

Coexistence of acute hearing loss with retinal artery occlusion and encephalopathy

  • Eva Wimmer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Groβhadern Clinic, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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  • Matthias F. Kramer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Christoph Bergmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Essen, Germany
    • ,
  • Ingrid Reiniger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Ulrich Harrèus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany

Received 6 February 2008

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00049-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.03.005

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 145-149 , May 2009

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