Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system: an usual cause of sensorineural hearing loss.
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1 MD. ENT Intern. 2 MD. Neuroradiology Intern. 3 MD. Neurology Intern. 4 MD. Assistant ENT physician. 5 Head of the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic. University and Hospital Center of Coimbra. Send correspondence to: Diana Cunha Ribeiro. Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia do Hospital Geral, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Rua Álvaro Correia, no 65, 3020-493. Coimbra. Portugal. Paper submitted to the BJORL-SGP (Publishing Management System Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology) on April 2, 2012; and accepted on June 3, 2012. cod. 9135. CASE REPORT Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2013;79(2):257. BJORL
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Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system: an unusual cause of sensorineural hearing loss.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
دوره 79 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013