Open AccessSudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Increases the Risk of Stroke
Author(s) -
HerngChing Lin,
Pin-Zhir Chao,
HsinChien Lee
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.108.519090
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , audiology , sudden hearing loss , hearing loss , stroke risk , sensorineural hearing loss , ischemic stroke , cardiology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
No previous study has investigated the incidence or risk of cerebrovascular diseases developing after the sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). This study sets out to estimate the risk of stroke development among SSNHL patients during a 5e-year follow-up period after hospitalization for acute episodes of SSNHL.
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