Abstract
Basilar invagination due to a congenital skeletal disorder kinked the brainstem at the ponto-medullary junction causing both auditory nerves to make an acute turn at the porus acousticus. The associated bilateral asynchronous clicking tinnitus responded to carbamazepine.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use*
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Basilar Artery / pathology
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Basilar Artery / physiopathology*
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Carbamazepine / therapeutic use*
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Drug Administration Schedule
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Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / physiopathology
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Noise / adverse effects*
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Tinnitus / drug therapy*
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Tinnitus / physiopathology*
Substances
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Anticonvulsants
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Carbamazepine