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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2014; 24(04): 406-409
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.143904
Head and Neck Radiology

Intracranially protruded bilateral posterior and superior SCCs with multiple dehiscences in a patient with positional vertigo: CT and MR imaging findings and review of literature

Nischal G Kundaragi
Department of Radiology, SRM University Medical College and Hospital, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Srinivasa Mudali
Department of Radiology, SRM University Medical College and Hospital, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Bulabai Karpagam
Department of Radiology, SRM University Medical College and Hospital, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Rathna Priya
Department of Radiology, SRM University Medical College and Hospital, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abstract

We report a rare case of intracranially protruded posterior and superior semicircular canals beyond the margins of temporal bone with bony roof dehiscence in bilateral posterior and left superior semicircular canals in a patient with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

Keywords

Intracranial protrusion - magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography - multiple dehiscences - semicircular canal


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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