Melnick-Needles Syndrome: Report of a Case Associated with Bilateral Hypoplasia of the Cochlea

Melnick-Needles Syndrome is a rare disorder associated with many abnormalities. This case report describes a patient with Melnick-Needles Syndrome who was found to have bilateral hypoplasia of the cochlea, a finding not previously described in the literature. The case report describes the syndrome a...

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Published inAmerican Journal of Neuroradiology Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 1160 - 1161
Main Authors Belfield, J.C, Witana, J.S, Connolly, D.J.A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oak Brook, IL Am Soc Neuroradiology 01.06.2007
American Society of Neuroradiology
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebrospinal fluid. Spinal cord. Spinal roots. Spinal nerves
Chromosome aberrations
Cochlea - abnormalities
Cochlea - pathology
Head & Neck
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - diagnosis
Humans
Infant
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical genetics
Medical sciences
Nervous system
Neurosurgery
Osteochondrodysplasias - diagnosis
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Case study
Hypoplasia
Nervous system diseases
Radiodiagnosis
Malformation
Needle
Cochlea
Inner ear
Organ of hearing
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Summary:Melnick-Needles Syndrome is a rare disorder associated with many abnormalities. This case report describes a patient with Melnick-Needles Syndrome who was found to have bilateral hypoplasia of the cochlea, a finding not previously described in the literature. The case report describes the syndrome and demonstrates the findings on CT and MR imaging of temporal bones.
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ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X
1432-1920
DOI:10.3174/ajnr.A0485