Management of vascular causes of pulsatile tinnitus
Abstract
Pulsatile tinnitus is a debilitating symptom affecting millions of Americans and can be a harbinger of hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke. Careful diagnostic evaluation of pulsatile tinnitus is critical in providing optimal care and guiding the appropriate treatment strategy. When a vascular cause of pulsatile tinnitus has been established, attention must be focused on the patient’s risk of hemorrhagic stroke, ischemic stroke, or blindness, as well as the risks of the available treatment options, in order to guide decision-making. Herein we review our approach to management of the vascular causes of pulsatile tinnitus and provide a literature review while highlighting gaps in our current knowledge and evidence basis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 10, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-018015
Entities
People
- Ferdinand Hui
- Karl Meisel
- Kazim H Narsinh
- Madhavi Duvvuri
- Matthew Amans
Organizations
- Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke