Hearing rehabilitation in neurofibromatosis type 2 patients: Cochlear versus auditory brainstem implantation

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-280

  Vincenti, Vincenzo ^a   Pasanisi, Enrico ^a   Guida, Maurizio ^a   Di Trapani, Giuseppe ^b   Sanna, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b GRUPPO OTOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acoustic tumors; Auditory brainstem implantation; Cochlear implantation; Deafness; Neurofibromatosis type 2

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANT; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANTS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST;

EID: 44849105239     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000115437     Document Type: Article

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