Twenty-Year Report of the First Auditory Brain Stem Nucleus Implant

Twenty-Year Report of the First Auditory Brain Stem Nucleus Implant

We present the 20-year case report of an auditory implant placed on the dorsal cochlear nucleus with long-term electrical stimulation in a patient with neurofibromatosis 2. The patient has continued to use her implant daily for 20 years, and it has greatly enhanced her quality of life. There have be...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology rhinology & laryngology, 2001-02, Vol.110 (2), p.103-104
Hauptverfasser: House, William F., Hitselberger, William E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cochlear Implants
Cochlear Nucleus
Deafness - etiology
Deafness - psychology
Deafness - therapy
Electric Stimulation Therapy - instrumentation
Electric Stimulation Therapy - psychology
Electrodes, Implanted
Equipment Design
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Neurofibromatosis 2 - complications
Neurofibromatosis 2 - surgery
Quality of Life
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:We present the 20-year case report of an auditory implant placed on the dorsal cochlear nucleus with long-term electrical stimulation in a patient with neurofibromatosis 2. The patient has continued to use her implant daily for 20 years, and it has greatly enhanced her quality of life. There have been no adverse sequelae.
ISSN:0003-4894
1943-572X
DOI:10.1177/000348940111000201