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Endolymphatic

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en·do·lymph  (nd-lmf)
n.
The fluid in the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.

endo·lym·phatic (-lm-ftk) adj.


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Patients with an endolymphatic sac tumor (ELST) typically present with palsy of cranial nerves VII and/or VIII; other presenting symptoms include hearing loss, otalgia, occipital headaches, cranial nerve palsies, vertigo, gait ataxia, tinnitus, and otorrhea.
73) The rotary chair test provides a physiological stimulus because rotating the patient causes endolymphatic flow in both lateral SCCs.
The origin of Meniere's disease is believed to be an imbalance in the hydrodynamic system of the inner ear, described as endolymphatic hydrops.
 
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