Cochlear implantation in patients with MELAS syndrome

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 262, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 322-324

  Karkos, P D ^a,b   Anari, S ^a   Johnson, I J ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cochlear, implant; MELAS; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHLEA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MELAS SYNDROME; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OTOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPEECH; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MELAS SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18744398415     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-004-0817-x     Document Type: Review

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