Hydrocephalus
Conditions
Keywords
Hydrocephalus, endolymphatic hydrops
Brief summary
The goal of this observational study is to assess the prevalence of endolymphatic hydrops in patients with hydrocephalus and assess the auditory functions in patients with hydrocephalus including male and female with 20-60 year age groups. it aims to assess the prevalence of endolymphatic hydrops in patients with hydrocephalus and to assess the auditory functions in patients with hydrocephalus
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTdiagnosis of endolymphatic hydrops in hydrocephalus patients
the hydrocephalus could be associated with endolymphatic hydrops, this study designed to show the relationship between both of these diseases by special tests for diagnosis
Sponsors
Sohag University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients will be diagnosed with hydrocephalus through the neurosurgery department of the same hospital,
Exclusion criteria
* History of ear diseases * History of DM or Hypertension * History of Ototoxic drug intake. * Congenital anomalies of the auricle or external auditory meatus. * History of hereditary hearing loss in the family * History of noise exposure * Other neurological problems apart from hydrocephalus
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| hearing assessment | 16 weeks | pure-tone audiometry (air conduction and bone conduction) will be done in a clinical soud-isolatedaudiometry room using two-channel diagnostic audiometer model otopront (90 D-65329 Hohenstein, Germany) |
Outcome results
None listed