Complete Labyrinthine Aplasia: Clinical and Radiologic Findings with Review of the Literature

Ozgen B., Oguz K. K. , Atas A., Sennaroglu L.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.30, no.4, pp.774-780, 2009 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.3174/ajnr.a1426
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.774-780

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Complete labyrinthine aplasia (CLA), also referred to as Michel aplasia, is a severe congenital anomaly of the inner ear, defined by the complete absence of inner ear structures. The purpose of this study was to document the imaging findings in a series of patients with CLA, with review of the literature, to better understand this anomaly.