Evaluation of pediatric sensorineural hearing loss with magnetic resonance imaging

JE McClay, TN Booth, DA Parry… - … –Head & Neck …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To evaluate the incidence and type of intracranial and inner ear abnormalities in
children with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) identified with magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) and stratified by the degree and type of SNHL. Design Retrospective review of
medical records and MRIs. Setting Tertiary care children's hospital. Patients A total of 227
children aged 1 month to 17 years (mean age, 5.3 years; male to female ratio, 1: 1) with a
diagnosis of SNHL underwent MRI from June 1, 1996, to June 1, 2002. Of these children …