Pediatric cochlear implantation: Candidacy evaluation, medical and surgical considerations, and expanding criteria

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-67

  Heman Ackah, Selena E ^a   Roland, J Thomas ^a   Haynes, David S ^b   Waltzman, Susan B ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidacy evaluation; Medical considerations; Pediatric cochlear implantation; Surgical considerations

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CHOLESTEATOMA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; EAR SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 82055203136     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: 15578259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.08.016     Document Type: Review

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