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Spontaneous carotico-cavernous fistula presenting as pulsatile tinnitus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. Robertson ,
A. R. Nicolaides  and
R. H. Taylor
A. Robertson
Affiliation:
Department of OtolaryngologyYork District Hospital, York, UK.
A. R. Nicolaides*
Affiliation:
Department of OtolaryngologyYork District Hospital, York, UK.
R. H. Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, York District Hospital, York, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr A. R. Nicolaides, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, York District Hospital, Wigginton Road, York YO3 7HE.
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Abstract

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A patient with sudden onset pulsatile tinnitus resulting from a spontaneous carotico-cavernous fistula is presented. The case is discussed and illustrated to highlight the clinical features and natural history of a condition rarely seen by ENT surgeons.

Keywords

TinnitusIntracranial arteriovenous malformations
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 8 , August 1999 , pp. 744 - 746
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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