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Case report
A case of perilymphatic fistula in blunt head injury
  1. A S Whitelaw,
  2. I Young
  1. Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr I Young
 Royal Alexandra Hospital, Corsebar Road, Paisley PA2 9PN, UK; alanswhitelawhotmail.com

Abstract

Dizziness is a common symptom following blunt head injury. This is usually attributed to the “post-concussive” syndrome. Here we present a patient whose symptoms following head injury were a result of him having developed a perilymphatic fistula.

  • ENT, ear, nose, and throat

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2004.020495

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    • Competing interests: none declared