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Cochleo-vestibular functions after hemispherectomy: report of two cases

Report of cochleo-vestibular examinations of two patients in which hemispherectomy was performed, respectivelly 16 and 4 months before. Both patients presented: bilateral hipoacusia (maximal perception of 30 db), the greater hearing loss being contralateral to the side of excision; absence of recruitment phenomenon; desproportion between tonal and vocal audiometry. Vestibular reactions to caloric test were normal.


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