Vestibular end-organ and balance deficits after meningitis and cochlear implantation in children correlate poorly with functional outcome

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 488-495

  Cushing, Sharon L ^a   Papsin, Blake C ^a   Rutka, John A ^b   James, Adrian L ^a   Blaser, Susan L ^a   Gordon, Karen A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance; Cochlear implant; Meningitis; Pediatric; Sensorineural hearing loss; Vestibular function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BARANY TEST; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INNER EAR DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSSIFICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; SACCULUS; SCHOOL CHILD; VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIAL; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC; POSTURAL BALANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 68249085923     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31819bd7c8     Document Type: Article

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