Cochlear nerve aplasia detected through kindergarten hearing screening

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 409-415

  Moxham, J Paul ^a   Dickson, J Matthew ^b   Sargent, Michael A ^a   Ludemann, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear nerve aplasia; Computed tomographic scan; Kindergarten hearing screening; Magnetic resonance; Sensorineural hearing loss

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; APLASIA; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDIOLOGY; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY SCREENING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEAR NERVE; COCHLEAR NERVE APLASIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DATA BASE; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INNER EAR; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR NERVE; EAR, INNER; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67049162093     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2009.080194     Document Type: Article

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