Evaluation of the clinical and imaging relationship of endolymphatic hydrops in Menière’s disease
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Meniere's disease is characterized by episodes of audiovestibular symptoms. The presence of inner ear endolymphatic hydrops is a potential explanation for the clinical symptoms. This study aims to establish a relation between the imaging characteristics from the magnetic resonance with clinical data of patients with Meniere's disease. Among the study population, 84,2% presented with unilateral disease with average age at symptom onset of 50.6 years. Vestibular hydrops was identified in 100% of clinically affected ears and cochlear hydrops in 90.9% of the affected ears. The degree of hearing loss correlates with the degree of vestibular hydrops (p=0.022), but not with the degree of cochlear hydrops (p=0.524). No relationship was found between the time from symptom onset until the imaging study and the presence of hydrops. The presence of hydrops is not related to the results of vestibular tests, nor clinical findings.
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