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Preferred term

Semicircular Canal Dehiscence  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A vestibular disorder caused by a pathologic third window into the BONY LABYRINTH (in contrast to the normal ROUND WINDOW OF EAR and the OVAL WINDOW OF EAR). It can present with autophony, sound- or pressure-induced VERTIGO, and chronic disequilibrium among other vestibulocochlear symptoms.(From: Semin Neurol. 2020 Jan 27; 48: 58-65.)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Dehiscence of the Semicircular Canal
  • Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KD0CQFN7-M

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