Abstract

ALFONSO MUNOZ, Eulalia. Assessment of the cochleovestibular sequelae in patients with cranial trauma. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2007, vol.36, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3046.

A prospective study was undertaken in 30 patients seen in “Dr. Carlos J. Finlay” Military Hospital from January 2001 to December 2003, that presented cranial trauma with cochleovestibular sequelae associated with the evolution of the disease. The aim of this research was to determine the incidence of the audiological sequelae in these cases, their clinical behaviour, and the effectiveness of the techniques used for the diagnosis. Of the studied patients, 73.3 % were males, and 16.6 % were between 30-and 44 years old. According to the trauma nature, fractures were the most frequent (56.7 %); whereas in the posttraumatic symptomatology, hypoacusia (46.6 %), otorrhagia (30.0 %), and tinnittus (30.0 %) were observed in most of the patients. A group of sick persons (46.6 %) had a positive audiometry as well as electronystagmographic tests. The lack of inhibition to visual fixation, and the presence of vertical nystagmus prevailed in the latter.

Keywords : Cranial trauma; cochleovestibular sequelae; electronystagmographic tests..