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Aneurysm of a dural sigmoid sinus: A novel vascular cause of pulsatile tinnitus
Author(s) -
Houdart Emmanuel,
Chapot René,
Merland JeanJacques
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/1531-8249(200010)48:4<669::aid-ana16>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - medicine , sigmoid sinus , tinnitus , pulsatile flow , aneurysm , sinus (botany) , surgery , radiology , audiology , cardiology , thrombosis , botany , biology , genus
We report a newly evidenced cause of venous pulsatile tinnitus—the aneurysm of a dural sigmoid sinus. A 33‐year‐old patient presented with an incapacitating pulsatile tinnitus of 6 months' duration in the left ear. The radiological workup evidenced an aneurysm of the left sigmoid sinus. Selective endovascular coil occlusion of the aneurysm was followed by complete resolution of the tinnitus. Ann Neurol 2000;48:669–671