Disrupted Functional Brain Connectome in Unilateral Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

Authors: Xu H, Fan W, Zhao X, Li J, Zhang W, Lei P, Liu Y, Wang H, Cheng H, Shi H Abstract Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is generally defined as sensorineural hearing loss of 30 dB or greater over at least three contiguous audiometric frequencies and within a three-day period. This hearing loss is usually unilateral and can be associated with tinnitus and vertigo. The pathogenesis of unilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss is still unknown, and the alterations in the functional connectivity are suspected to involve one possible pathogenesis. Despite scarce findings with respect to alterations in brain functional networks in unilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss, the alterations of the whole brain functional connectome and whether these alterations were alrea…

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