Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - 60: Viral Neuropathies of the Temporal Bone
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New morphologic evidence in human temporal bones from patients with vestibular neuronitis, Meniere's Disease, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and idiopathic facial paralysis is put forward to support the concept that these neuropathies are caused by re-activation of a latent neurotropic virus (Herpes family) located in the sensory ganglia.