Vestibular Schwannoma Presenting with Cough-Induced Vertigo.

Vestibular schwannomas often present with unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or dizziness. Imaging is commonly pursued in individuals with unexplained unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, deterioration in word recognition scores, or persistent tinnitus. We present the case of a 76-year-old male with cough-induced vertigo as his primary presenting symptom.

Gray-Scale Inversion on High Resolution Computed Tomography of the Temporal Bone: An Observational Study.

Objectives: This is a qualitative study to explore the utility of gray-scale inversion or the "invert" function of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans in the diagnosis of temporal bone anatomy and pathology.

Methods: This is a case series describing an innovative application of an existing image processing tool to visualize temporal bone anatomy and pathology. Illustrative patients at a tertiary referral center with otologic symptoms and findings leading to HRCT scans of the temporal bone were included.

Successful Cochlear Implantation in the Face of Persistent Stapedial Artery: Surgical Technique and Imaging Features.

The stapedial artery is an embryologic structure that very rarely persists into adulthood. Termed the persistent stapedial artery (PSA), it is most often asymptomatic, identified retrospectively, and can complicate middle ear surgery. A 70-year-old woman presented with profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and elected to undergo cochlear implantation.

Membranous or Hypermobile Stapes Footplate: A New Anatomic Site Resulting in Third Window Syndrome.

To describe a potentially underappreciated pathology for post-traumatic persistent intractable dizziness and third window syndrome as well as the methods to diagnose and surgically manage this disorder. Observational analytic case studies review at a tertiary care medical center. Patients suffering persistent dizziness following head trauma and demonstrating Tullio phenomena or Hennebert signs are included.

The changing face of petrous apicitis-a 40-year experience.

Objectives/hypothesis: Petrous apicitis (PA) is a rare complication of otitis media. Gradenigo syndrome, with the classic triad of otitis, deep pain, and abducens paralysis, is rarer still. The objective of this study was to determine if clinical presentation and management has changed over time.

Multiple pilomatrixomas: case report and literature review.

Pilomatrixoma is a rare, benign, circumscribed, calcifying epithelial neoplasm that is derived from hair matrix cells. Multiple pilomatrixomas are uncommon. We describe a case of multiple pilomatrixomas in a 23-year-old black woman who presented with lesions on her face and back.

Intraoperative monitoring and facial nerve outcomes after vestibular schwannoma resection.

Objective: To determine the predictive value of proximal facial nerve electrical threshold and proximal-to-distal facial muscle compound action potential amplitude ratio on facial nerve outcomes after resection of vestibular schwannomas.

Study Design: Retrospective case review.

Setting: Tertiary care hospital.