Caloric stimulation of the labyrinth and some forgotten pioneers

Introduction: Understanding the physiology of the caloric stimulation of the vestibular end organ was a seminal discovery in the history of neurotology. Robert Barany has been traditionally credited with this (1906). However, well before Barany, three scientists observed, qualified and quantified a similar phenomenon with different explanations. They were Charles Edouard Brown Sequard (1858), A Bornhardt (1876) and Benno Baginsky (1881)

A schwannoma mimicing hypopharyngeal carcinoma

Hypopharyngeal schwannoma is quite rare, with only nine cases presented in the literature to our knowledge. The presentation itself requires a distinction from malignant hypopharyngeal disease, which is usually the initial diagnosis. A transcervical approach and laryngomicrosurgery are two possible operating methods for the treatment of hypopharyngeal schwannoma. The selection of the surgical method depends on the size of the tumor. For this case, we preferred the transcervical approach without tracheotomy. In contrast to previous case reports, we were unable to trace the original nerve

Hearing loss and middle ear involvement in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Objective: Evaluation of the hearing status and middle ear function of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Cochlear Implantation in Neurobrucellosis

Objective: To report the first successful cochlear implantation (CI) in neurobrucellosis

Plexiform neurofibroma of the tongue: a case report of a child

A three-year-old girl with a lingual plexiform neurofibroma treated by total excision is presented. Despite their occurrence in the head and neck region, neural sheath tumors are rarely encountered in the oral cavity. It is reported that 4-7% of patients affected by neurofibromatosis display oral manifestations. Neurofibromatosis is characterized by cafe-au-lait spots and cutaneous neurofibromas. Plexiform neurofibroma is said to be indicative of von Recklinghausen's disease (VRD) even though it may be the only manifestation of the disease. Generally, surgical resection represents the treatment of choice and the diagnosis can only be confirmed after histological examination. Affected patients need regular follow-up to detect malignant degeneration, an early recurrence or appearance of other manifestations of VRD

The Reliability and Validity of "Dokuz Eylul University Meniere's Disease Disability Scale"

WOS: 000456115400027PubMed ID: 29283101OBJECTIVE: Meniere's Disease (MD) is a chionic, non-life threatening inner ear disease, with attacks of disabling vertigo, progressive hearing loss, and tinnitus as the major symptoms. All three symptoms, separately or in combination, cause great distress and have a considerable impact on the quality of life of the patients.The aims of this study were to develop a disease-specific quality of life survey for patients with MD and to analyze the relationships between the audiovestibular findings and the survey. MATERIALS and METHODS: Following Ear-Nose-Throat examination and audiovestibular tests, the Dokuz Fylul University Meniere's Disease Disability Scale (DEU-MDDS) and Turkish version of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI-T) weie administered to 93 patients with definite MD. Reliability and validity analyses of the scale weie performed. RESULTS: There were 45 (48.4%) male and 48 (51.6%) female patients and the mean age was 48.9 +/- 12.1 years. Cronbach's alpha was 0.92 and intraclass correlation coefficients of the DEU-MMDS were significant (p0.05). CONCLUSION:The MDDS is a valid and reliable scale as a disease-specific quality of life questionnaire for patients with MD

Is elective neck dissection necessary for the surgical management of T2N0 glottic carcinoma?

Objective: Evaluation of neck metastasis incidence in surgically treated T2N0M0 glottic carcinoma patients and discussion the necessity of elective neck dissection in this subset of larynx carcinomas