Authors: Stéphanie Lenck MarcAntoine Labeyrie Pascal J Mosimann JeanPierre SaintMaurice Emmanuel Houdart
Publish Date: 2013/07/24
Volume: 260, Issue: 8, Pages: 2185-2187
Abstract
Pulsatile tinnitus PT may result from many different vascular and nonvascular causes 1 some of which were only recently discovered 2 The psychological impact of PT may be so severe that it may lead to depression or even suicide 3 Identifying a treatable cause is essential Despite complete clinical and imaging investigations including conventional digital subtracted angiography DSA PT often remains cryptogenic meaning that other etiologies are still currently unknown 4 We report diaphragm of the internal carotid artery ICA as a novel cause of PT in two patientsNone of the authors report any financial or personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence bias their work Written informed consent was obtained from our two patients before stenting of the diaphragm
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