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Deafness in Paget's Disease?

1972; American College of Physicians; Volume: 76; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-76-2-336_1

1539-3704

K. M. Goebel,

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Letters, Comments, and Corrections1 February 1972Deafness in Paget's Disease?K. M. GOEBEL, M.D., F. D. GOEBEL, M.D.K. M. GOEBEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, F. D. GOEBEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-76-2-336_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The new aspect of Beethoven's deafness, recently introduced by Dr. Naiken (1), again raises the question of whether the morphological changes of the skull in Paget's disease can impair function of the cranial nerves.This theory provokes some comments. Neurological investigations of cranial nerves I to XII have been performed on 15 patients with Paget's disease of the bone confined to the skull (2). Nine men and six women, between 65 and 98 years of age, were examined at the neurosurgical outpatient clinic, Free University of Berlin, in 1968. The diagnosis was based on the skull X-ray...References1. NAIKEN V: Did Beethoven have Paget's disease of bone? Ann Intern Med 74:995-999, 1971 LinkGoogle Scholar2. GOEBEL K: Neurologische Untersuchungen der Hirnnerven bei Morbus Paget. Berlin, Free University Press, 1968 Google Scholar3. CLEMISBOYLESHARFORD JJE: The clinical diagnosis of Paget's disease of the temporal bones. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 76:611-623, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SPARROWDUVAL NA: Hearing loss and Pagets disease. J Laryngol 81:601-611, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. TAMARI M: Histopathologic changes of the temporal bone in Paget's disease. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 51:70-208, 1942 CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. MARIELERI PA: Die Pagetsche Knochenkrankheit, in Handbuch der Neurologie, VOL. 4. Edited by LEWANDOWSKY M, Berlin, Julius Springer, 1913, p. 471 Google Scholar1. AEGERTERKIRKPATRICK EJ: Orthopedic Diseases, 3rd ed. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Co., 1968, p. 467 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Departments of Medicine Philipps University D-355 Marburg Federal Republic of Germany PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 February 1972Volume 76, Issue 2Page: 336-336KeywordsBoneCranial nervesDeafnessOutpatient clinicsSkull Issue Published: 1 February 1972 PDF DownloadLoading ...