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A 3-D model of membrane specializations between human auditory spiral ganglion cells.

Tylstedt S, Rask-Andersen H.SourceDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Umea, Sweden. sven.tylstedt.us@vll.se
Journal of neurocytology.J Neurocytol.2001 Jun;30(6):465-73.
A three-dimensional model of the cell membrane contact area was made between two large spiral ganglion cells (type 1 cells) from a cell cluster in a normal human cochlea. The freshly fixed cochlea had been removed during skull base surgery, processed, and sectioned for ultrastructural analysis. 400
PMID 12037463

Hemifacial spasm due to posterior fossa tumors: the impact of tumor location on electrophysiological findings.

Glocker FX, Krauss JK, Deuschl G, Seeger W, Lucking CH.SourceDepartment of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Freiburg, Germany. glocker@nz11.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery.Clin Neurol Neurosurg.1998 Jun;100(2):104-11.
Ephaptic transmission is one of the electrophysiological hallmarks of hemifacial spasm. It is generally accepted that in the majority of patients with idiopathic hemifacial spasm, microvascular compression of the facial nerve at the site where the nerve exits the brain stem is the underlying cause.
PMID 9746297