A report of three cases and review of auditory brainstem implants in children

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AIM OF THE STUDY: To present three pediatric cases of auditory brainstem implantation (ABI) and review literature data concerning this topic.

PATIENTS: The first two children had a neurofibromatosis type II with bilateral sensorineural deafness; in both cases, the implant was inserted during the surgical removal of a vestibular schwannoma; the third patient had profound deafness due to bilateral cochlear nerve insufficiency associated with inner ear malformation.

RESULTS: Two postoperative complications were observed: patient 1 had a persistent fever which required the replacement of the fat graft used to seal the translabyrinthine approach; patient 3 had a CSF leakage requiring additional surgery and lumbar external drainage. In our three patients, the numbers of active electrodes were 6/22 (Cochlear ABI 24M ABI), 11/12 (Medel Opus II ABI) and 11/12 (implant Medel), respectively. Due to additional major surgical procedures and to disappointing functional results of the ABI, patient 1 stopped wearing her implant 18 months after implantation. Nine months after surgery, patient 2 achieved open-set speech recognition and was very satisfied with the implant. Six months after implantation, patient 3 (cochlear nerve deficiency), who was 3.5 years-old at the time, clearly reacted to some environmental sounds but was not yet able to achieve speech recognition.

CONCLUSIONS: ABI has now entered the list of treatments that can be proposed in pediatric profound sensorineural deafness. Its major risks of complications are CSF leakage and non-auditory side effects. Its outcomes are worse and less predictable than cochlear implants. Thus, its indications must remain restricted to cases meeting the following conditions: absence of alternative option to restore hearing, patients and parents high level of motivation and realistic expectations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

Neuro-Chirurgie - 60(2014), 1-2 vom: 03. Feb., Seite 17-26

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Implantation auditive du tronc cérébral chez l'enfant. À propos de trois cas

Beteiligte Personen:

Couloigner, V [VerfasserIn]
Gratacap, M [VerfasserIn]
Ambert-Dahan, E [VerfasserIn]
Borel, S [VerfasserIn]
Ettienne, V [VerfasserIn]
Kerouedan, A [VerfasserIn]
Bouccara, D [VerfasserIn]
Zerah, M [VerfasserIn]
Kalamarides, M [VerfasserIn]
Sterkers, O [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Cochlear nerve deficiency
Deafness
Dysplasie du nerf cochléaire
English Abstract
Hearing loss
Journal Article
NF2
Neurofibromatose de type 2
Neurofibromatosis type II
Review
Surdité

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Date Completed 22.12.2014

Date Revised 14.04.2016

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.neuchi.2014.01.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM23664419X