Cochlear implant failure due to unexpected absence of the eighth nerve - a cautionary tale

被引：44
作者：
Gray, RF
Ray, J
Baguley, DM
VAnat, Z
Begg, J
Phelps, PD
机构：
[1] Addenbrookes Hosp, E England Cochlear Implant Ctr, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, England
[2] Royal Natl Throat Nose & Ear Hosp, London WC1X 8DA, England
来源：
JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY | 1998年 / 112卷 / 07期
关键词：
cochlear implant; hearing loss; sensorineural; congenital; ear; anatomy; magnetic resonance imaging;
D O I：
10.1017/S0022215100141349
中图分类号：
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号：
100213 ;
摘要：
We present a case of bilateral absence of the eighth cranial nerve in the internal auditory meatus (IAM). This caused total failure of responses after cochlear implantation in a six-year-old patient with congenital deafness. Pre-operative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is important to show not only the anatomy of the middle and inner ears but also the structures in the IAM.
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