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Abstract
Histopathological and neuroradiological features of Usher syndrome type II. Objective: To study the histopathological and neuroradiological features of Usher syndrome (USH), with particular focus on USH type II, an inherited disorder characterized by moderate to severe congenital hearing impairment and retinitis pigmentosa with onset in the late teens.
Methodology: A report of four cases and literature review.
Results and conclusion: Rare examples of histopathological and neuroradiological findings from four USH type II cases are presented. More studies like these are encouraged so that correlation studies between the morphological and clinical findings can be performed on the path to elucidate the pathogenesis of this heterogeneous disorder.
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Published In
Journal
B-ENT
Volume / Issue
Volume 4 · Issue 4
Pages
201-206
History
Published Online
December 15, 2008
Affiliations
A. Ciorba
ENT & Audiology Department, Ferrara University Hospital, Via A. Moro 8, 44100 Cona, Italy
A. Schrott-Fisher
Medizinische Universitàt Innsbruck, Universitàts-HNO Klinik, Labor fur Innenohrbiologie, Innsbruck, Austria
A. Berto
Audiology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
R. Glueckert
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
A. Janecke
Medical University Innsbruck, Department of Medical Genetics, Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, Innsbruck, Austria
A. Martini
Department of Neurosciences DNS, Otolaryngology Section, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, Padova, Italy
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Ciorba, A., Schrott-Fisher, A., Berto, A., Glueckert, R., Janecke, A., & Martini, A. (2008). Histopathological and neuroradiological features of Usher syndrome type II. B-ENT, 4(4), 201–206. Retrieved from https://www.b-ent.be/index.php/pub/article/view/200
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