Abstract

ALFONSO MUNOZ, Eulalia; ALFONSO MUNOZ, Santiago  and  MONTES DE OCA DIAZ, Madelín. Importance of the auditive study in patients with cranial trauma. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2005, vol.44, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2945.

A study of 50 patients with cranial trauma history that received attention at the Audiology Department of “Dr. Carlos J. Finlay” Military Hospital from January 2002 to December 2003, was conducted. The patients presented cochlear-vestibular sequelae. It was observed a predominance of males (62.0 %), of age 16-30 (52.0 %) and of fractures in the base of cranium (according to the nature of the trauma). All of them underwent a detailed auditive test to determine the lesions considerably affecting their quality of life

Keywords : Auditive test; cranial trauma.

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