Thus, extra-axial brainstem disorders of the cochlear nuclei. Intra-axial brainstem disorders affect the brainstem at the first major decussation and in areas rostal to this decussation, including the superior olivary complex caudally and the medial geniculate body rostrally. The term «retrocochlear» refers to disorders of the
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