[Relations between vasculotensional disease, sudden deafness and benign paroxysmal postural vertigo: value of anticochlear antibodies].

Some vasculotensional diseases may be associated, at a certain point of their evolution, with occurrences of sudden deafness or of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. It seems that the efficiency of the treatments of sudden deafness and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is not modified by those associations of pathologies. On the other side, the search for anticochlear antibodies gives a positive result in 45% of the vasculotensional diseases.

Early management of the paralyzed upper eyelid using a gold implant.

One main goal in the management of a peripheral facial paralysis is to provide the patient with adequate protection to the cornea in order to avoid keratitis. Medical treatment, (ophthalmic drops, ointments, taping, etc.), often fails and surgery has to be considered.