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Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases > Ear Diseases > Labyrinth Diseases > Vestibular Diseases > Semicircular Canal Dehiscence

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Semicircular Canal Dehiscence  

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Entry terms

  • Dehiscence of the Semicircular Canal
  • Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome

Scope note

  • 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.)

History note

  • 2021

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000084322

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