A Case of Cochlear Implantation Targeting Preserved Cerebral Cortex in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
10.7874/kja.2014.18.3.148
- Author:
Eun Sun JEON
1
;
Sungsu LEE
;
Hyong Ho CHO
;
Yong Beom CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. victocho@jnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cochlear implantation;
Skull fracture;
Brain injury;
Deafness
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Adult;
Brain;
Brain Injuries*;
Cerebral Cortex*;
Cochlear Implantation*;
Cochlear Implants*;
Craniocerebral Trauma;
Deafness;
Hemiplegia;
Humans;
Skull Fractures;
Temporal Bone
- From:Korean Journal of Audiology
2014;18(3):148-150
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Temporal bone fracture and blunt head trauma was once considered as contraindication for the surgery. Increasing numbers of successful cochlear implantation are being reported. However, the outcome of cochlear implantation in severe damaged brain is unclear. A multichannel cochlear implant was successfully implanted in a 33-year-old man who had both sensorineural deafness, left hemiplegia due to bilateral transverse temporal bone fractures and severe right brain damage after a traffic accident.
