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Auditory Brainstem Implant: surgical technique and early audiological results in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2

Auditory Brainstem Implants were developed to partially restore the hearing capabilities of patients without cochlear nerves bilaterally. AIM: this paper aims to discuss the clinical and surgical findings of four ABI patients. MATERIALS AND METHOD: four patients diagnosed with bilateral schwannomas...

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Autores principales: Bento, Ricardo Ferreira, Neto, Rubens Vuono Brito, Tsuji, Robinson Koji, Gomes, Marcos Queiroz Telas, Goffi-Gomez, Maria Valéria Schmidt
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9445899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19082343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1808-8694(15)31371-9
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author Bento, Ricardo Ferreira
Neto, Rubens Vuono Brito
Tsuji, Robinson Koji
Gomes, Marcos Queiroz Telas
Goffi-Gomez, Maria Valéria Schmidt
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description Auditory Brainstem Implants were developed to partially restore the hearing capabilities of patients without cochlear nerves bilaterally. AIM: this paper aims to discuss the clinical and surgical findings of four ABI patients. MATERIALS AND METHOD: four patients diagnosed with bilateral schwannomas received auditory brainstem implants (ABI) and had one of their tumors resected in the same surgical procedure. Clinical aspects, surgical technique, anatomic landmarks, and outcomes were analyzed. RESULTS: the anatomic landmarks were identified in all four patients in relation to the foramina of Luschka. Two patients had CSF leaks. The electrodes were well positioned and hearing sensation was good enough to allow for sound recognition and assist patients perform lip reading. CONCLUSION: the outcomes observed in our patients were quite encouraging and offer great perspectives for those suffering from deep bilateral deafness and impaired central auditory pathways.
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spelling pubmed-94458992022-09-09 Auditory Brainstem Implant: surgical technique and early audiological results in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 Bento, Ricardo Ferreira Neto, Rubens Vuono Brito Tsuji, Robinson Koji Gomes, Marcos Queiroz Telas Goffi-Gomez, Maria Valéria Schmidt Braz J Otorhinolaryngol Original Article Auditory Brainstem Implants were developed to partially restore the hearing capabilities of patients without cochlear nerves bilaterally. AIM: this paper aims to discuss the clinical and surgical findings of four ABI patients. MATERIALS AND METHOD: four patients diagnosed with bilateral schwannomas received auditory brainstem implants (ABI) and had one of their tumors resected in the same surgical procedure. Clinical aspects, surgical technique, anatomic landmarks, and outcomes were analyzed. RESULTS: the anatomic landmarks were identified in all four patients in relation to the foramina of Luschka. Two patients had CSF leaks. The electrodes were well positioned and hearing sensation was good enough to allow for sound recognition and assist patients perform lip reading. CONCLUSION: the outcomes observed in our patients were quite encouraging and offer great perspectives for those suffering from deep bilateral deafness and impaired central auditory pathways. Elsevier 2015-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC9445899/ /pubmed/19082343 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1808-8694(15)31371-9 Text en . https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Auditory Brainstem Implant: surgical technique and early audiological results in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2
title Auditory Brainstem Implant: surgical technique and early audiological results in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2
title_full Auditory Brainstem Implant: surgical technique and early audiological results in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2
title_fullStr Auditory Brainstem Implant: surgical technique and early audiological results in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2
title_full_unstemmed Auditory Brainstem Implant: surgical technique and early audiological results in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2
title_short Auditory Brainstem Implant: surgical technique and early audiological results in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2
title_sort auditory brainstem implant: surgical technique and early audiological results in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9445899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19082343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1808-8694(15)31371-9
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