Paediatric cochlear implantation in north-western Nigeria case report and review of our challenges

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 363-365

  Suleiman, A O ^a   Suleiman, B M ^b   Abdulmajid, U F ^b   Suleiman, M R ^a   Mustapha, A Y ^c   Afolabi, O A ^d   Yakubu, Leko H ^a   Nathal, C ^e   Mohammed, G M ^e   Lasisi, A O ^f  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b Department of paediatrics Federal Medical Centre ^*  (Nigeria)

^c GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^e National Ear Care Centre   (Nigeria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Challenges; Children; Cochlear implantation; Developing country; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEOTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MENINGITIS; MYRINGOTOMY; NIGERIA; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OTOTOXICITY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING TEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892465237     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.10.061     Document Type: Article

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