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Clinical Description of a Different Form of Tinnitus: Intermittent Tinnitus

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Abbreviations

ABR:

Auditory brainstem response

AGS:

Audiogenic seizures

CPA:

Cerebellopontine angle

CSF:

Cerebrospinal fluid

EEG:

Electroencephalography

GABA:

Gamma amino butyric acid

IC:

Inferior colliculus

TMJ:

Temporomandibular joint

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Láinez, M.J.A., Piera, A., Ponz, A. (2011). Clinical Description of a Different Form of Tinnitus: Intermittent Tinnitus. In: Møller, A.R., Langguth, B., De Ridder, D., Kleinjung, T. (eds) Textbook of Tinnitus. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-145-5_58

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