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Debara Lyn Tucci

Debara Lyn Tucci

Professor Emeritus of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
tucci001@mc.duke.edu
Box 3805 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
1559 Hosp South, Blue Zone, Durham, NC 27710

Featured Works

Intracanalicular meningioma mimicking vestibular schwannoma.

Journal article AJNR Am J Neuroradiol · October 2002 Featured Publication Three cases of intracanalicular meningioma mimicking vestibular schwannoma are presented. In each case, a contrast-enhancing mass filling the internal auditory canal was identified on MR images and was originally diagnosed as a vestibular schwannoma. Altho ... Link to item Cite

Treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss with systemic steroids and valacyclovir.

Journal article Otol Neurotol · May 2002 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To determine if the addition of an antiviral medication to systemic steroids improves recovery in the treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. STUDY DESIGN: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled prospective multicenter c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Treatment of an iatrogenic petrous carotid artery pseudoaneurysm with a Symbiot covered stent: technical case report.

Journal article Neurosurgery · March 2002 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Surgery involving the middle ear or the temporal bone may cause an injury to the petrous carotid artery resulting in a pseudoaneurysm. Conventional treatment of such pseudoaneurysms has ranged from carotid occlusion to conservativ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of conductive hearing loss on auditory nerve activity in gerbil.

Journal article Hear Res · February 2002 Featured Publication The goal of this research was to define the effects of conductive hearing loss (CHL) produced by malleus removal (MR) on auditory nerve activity in the absence of acoustic stimulation. Subjects were gerbils in two age groups: 21 days (P21) and 42 days (P42 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of conductive hearing loss on gerbil central auditory system activity in silence.

Journal article Hear Res · May 2001 Featured Publication Animal models of conductive hearing loss (CHL) show altered structure and function in the central auditory system (CAS), particularly following unilateral deprivation. Assessment of neuronal activity as measured by 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) uptake following CH ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a viral etiology?

Journal article Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · September 2000 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite