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Audiological abnormalities in the Klippel-Feil syndrome.

Department of Clinical Genetics, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Archives of Disease in Childhood (impact factor: 2.88). 11/1998; 79(4):352-5. pp.352-5
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is defined as a short neck with decreased movement and low posterior hairline. Radiologically, there is a failure of cervical segmentation. Deafness is a well known associated feature and may be of sensorineural, conductive, or mixed type. The audiological assessment of 44 patients with KFS is reported. Thirty five were found to have abnormalities on audiological testing. The presence of other features in these patients, reviews of data from other reports, and the need for further study are discussed.

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Keywords

44 patients
 
audiological assessment
 
audiological testing
 
cervical segmentation
 
features
 
Klippel-Feil syndrome
 
low posterior hairline
 
mixed type
 
patients
 
sensorineural
 
short neck