Hereditary Hearing Loss and Its Syndromes

by Gorlin, Robert J.; Toriello, Helga V.; Cohen, M. Michael

• ISBN13: 9780195065527
• ISBN10: 0195065522
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-01-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This definitive reference work replaces Konigsmark and Gorlin's Genetic and Metabolic Deafness (1976). Whereas the earlier volume covered 151 genetic conditions related to hearing loss, this work covers 435. As before, the authors first discuss isolated hereditary hearing loss and then presenthearing loss syndromes such as those involving the nervous system, eye, external ear and musculoskeletal system. The discussions are authoritative, practical and well-illustrated, and those of the most important syndromes are very detailed. Introductory chapters deal with the history of the field,clinical approach, embryology of the ear, tooth anomalies and hearing loss, and related endocrine and metabolic disorders. Throughout, the authors pay careful attention to nomenclature and classification. This will be an invaluable resource for all professionals concerned with genetic hearing loss,including medical geneticists, audiologists and otolaryngologists.

Author Biography

Robert J. Gorlin, D.D.S., M.S., D.Sc., is Regent's Professor of Oral Pathology and Genetics in the School of Dentistry, and Professor of Pathology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology in the School of Medicine, at the University of Minnesota. Helga V. Toriello, Ph.D., is the Director of Genetics Services at Butterworth Hospital, and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University. M. Michael Cohen, Jr., D.M.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Oral Pathology, Pediatrics, Community Health and Epidemiology, Health Sciences Administration, Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University.

Table of Contents

Genetic Hearing Loss -- A Brief History

Syndrome Delineation and Heterogeneity

Hearing Loss -- Epidemiology, Etiology, and Genetic Patterns

Embryology of the Ear

Genetic Hearing Loss with No Associated Abnormalities

Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with External Ear Abnormalities

Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Eye Disorders

Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Musculo-skeletal Disorders

Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Renal Disorders

Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Nervous System Disorders

Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Chromosomal Disorders

Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Integumentary Disorders

Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Oral and Dental Disorders

Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Miscellaneous Disorders

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