Diseases

Semicircular Canal Dehiscence

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.)

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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.)

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  • Dehiscence of the Semicircular Canal
  • Dehiscence of the Superior Semicircular Canal
  • Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
  • Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
  • Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence
  • Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
  • Third Window Syndrome
  • Dehiscence of the Lateral Semicircular Canal
  • Dehiscence of the Posterior Semicircular Canal
  • Lateral Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
  • Lateral Semicircular Canal Dehiscence
  • Lateral Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
  • Posterior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
  • Posterior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence
  • Posterior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2021

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  • Labyrinth Diseases (1999-2020)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000084322. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000084322
  2. Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_canal_dehiscence_syndrome
  3. Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q685200