A Case of Cochlear Implantation in Neurofibromatosis Type II / 대한이비인후과학회지
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
;
: 509-513, 2015.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-644406
ABSTRACT
Patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) develop bilateral vestibular schwannomas that can cause binaural progressive hearing loss in most individuals. Auditory rehabilitation for bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss in patients with NF2 poses a great therapeutic challenge. An auditory brainstem implantation may be an option after tumor excision, but its hearing results are still relatively unsatisfactory. A cochlear implantation (CI) may be another option in those cases where the cochlear nerve has been left intact after tumor excision or in those cases that have been kept stable after treating with Gamma-Knife. Here we report a case of undergoing CI after having been treated with Gamma-Knife in NF2 and showing improved open-set speech perception.
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Main subject:
Rehabilitation
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Speech Perception
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Neuroma, Acoustic
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Cochlear Implants
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Radiosurgery
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Neurofibromatosis 2
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Cochlear Nerve
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Cochlear Implantation
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Auditory Brain Stem Implantation
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Auditory Brain Stem Implants
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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