Cochlear implantation of a child with Townes-Brocks Syndrome in Tanzania: a case report
The Egyptian Journal of OtolaryngologyBackground Townes-Brocks Syndrome (TBS), an autosomal dominant disorder, is known to cause hearing loss amongst other expressions including anomalies that affect the external ear, hands, feet, anus, and kidneys.
Ali F. Jaffer +4 more
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Cochlear implant and large vestibular aqueduct syndrome in children [PDF]
, 2008 Crianças com SAVA podem ter deficiências auditivas moderadas a severas durante fases precoces da infância, porém sua audição residual permite que elas desenvolvam linguagem oral com aparelhos auditivos convencionais e possam estar completamente ...
BERGONSE, Gilberto da Fontoura Rey +7 more
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CT-Scans of Cochlear Implant Patients with Characteristics of Pendred Syndrome
Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2013 Background: Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in newborns is estimated with an incidence around 1:10,000 per year and is divided into syndromic and non-syndromic forms.
Sebastian Roesch +3 more
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Progressive fluctuant hearing loss, enlarged vestibular aqueduct, and cochlear hypoplasia in branchio-oto-renal syndrome. [PDF]
, 2001 Item does not contain fulltextOBJECTIVE: To study the results of petrosal bone imaging and audiometric long-term follow-up of two patients with branchio-oto-renal (BOR) syndrome and relate them to the clinical features, including caloric responses. STUDY
Huygen, P.L.M. +5 more
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"COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH INNER EAR MALFORMATIONS" [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2004 Performing cochlear implantation in patients with inner ear malformation has always been a matter of dispute. This study was designed to analyze the operative findings,complications, and postoperative performance of patients with inner ear anomalies who ...
MH. Khalessi +2 more
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Influence of cochleostomy and cochlear implant insertion on drug gradients following intratympanic application in guinea pigs [PDF]
, 2013 Locally applied drugs can protect residual hearing following cochlear implantation. The influence of cochlear implantation on drug levels in the scala tympani (ST) after round window application was investigated in guinea pigs using the marker ...
King, EB +3 more
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Computed tomographic 3D analysis of the cochlear aqueduct - potential and limitations of clinical imaging [PDF]
931935Background: The cochlear aqueduct (CA), which connects the scala tympani and the subarachnoid space, and its accompanying structures appear to have a significant relevance during cochlear implantation and an accurate visualization in clinical ...
Althoff, Daniel +9 more
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SLC26A4 p.Thr410Met homozygous mutation in a patient with a cystic cochlea and an enlarged vestibular aqueduct showing characteristic features of incomplete partition type I and II. [PDF]
, 2014 Mutations of SLC26A4 are associated with incomplete partition type II (IP-II) and isolated enlargement of the vestibular aqueduct (EVA). We experienced a congenitally deaf 6-year-old boy with a rare p.Thr410Met homozygous mutation in SLC26A4 who ...
Tamaya, Rinko +6 more
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Mouse Models for Pendrin-Associated Loss of Cochlear and Vestibular Function
Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2013 The human gene SLC26A4 and the mouse ortholog Slc26a4 code for the protein pendrin, which is an anion exchanger expressed in apical membranes of selected epithelia.
Philine Wangemann
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Estimation of outer-wall length in optimizing cochlear implantation in malformed inner ears
Scientific ReportsEstimation of cochlear length is gaining attention in the field of cochlear implants (CIs), mainly for selecting of CI electrode lengths. The currently available tools to estimate the cochlear duct length (CDL) are only valid for normal inner anatomy ...
Afrah Alshalan +8 more
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