Unilateral sudden hearing loss and anterior inferior cerebellar artery infarction Tek tarafli ani isitme kaybi ve anterior inferior serebellar arter enfarkti

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Çilliler A. E., Guven H., ALDEMİR ATMACA A., Çomoglu S. S.

Turk Beyin Damar Hastaliklar Dergisi, cilt.21, sa.1, ss.40-43, 2015 (Scopus) identifier

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Vertebrobasilary system infarctions are rarely localized in the territory of anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA). In most cases the mechanism for AICA occlusion is atherothrombotic. Although clinical findings varies according to the wideness and localization of the infarction, tinnitus, vertigo, vomiting, ataxia, nistagmus and facial weakness are the most common symptoms. Sudden hearing loss is a rare symptom of the AICA infarction. In this paper we present a 66 year-old male patient who had unilateral sudden hearing loss, facial paralysis and ataxia.