COCHLEAR IMPLANT FAILURE DUE TO UNEXPECTED ABSENCE OF THE 8TH NERVE -A CAUTIONARY TALE

Authors
GRAY RF RAY J BAGULEY DM VANAT Z BEGG J PHELPS PD
Citation
Rf. Gray et al., COCHLEAR IMPLANT FAILURE DUE TO UNEXPECTED ABSENCE OF THE 8TH NERVE -A CAUTIONARY TALE, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 112(7), 1998, pp. 646-649
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
112
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Pages
646 - 649
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1998)112:7<646:CIFDTU>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We present a case of bilateral absence of the eighth cranial nerve in the internal auditory meatus (IAM). This caused total failure of respo nses after cochlear implantation in a six-year-old patient with congen ital deafness. Pre-operative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is import ant to show not only the anatomy of the middle and inner ears but also the structures in the IAM.