Open AccessAuditory brainstem implantation: The first Indian experience
Author(s) -
Mohan Kameswaran,
Madabushi Chakravarthy Vasudevan,
R. S. Anand Kumar,
Jawahar Nagasundaram,
Kiran Natarajan,
S. Raghunandhan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02907633
Subject(s) - cochlear nucleus , medicine , neurofibromatosis type 2 , brainstem , fourth ventricle , lateral recess , audiology , otorhinolaryngology , acoustic neuroma , cochlear nerve , cochlear implant , sensation , auditory canal , neurofibromatosis , anatomy , surgery , cochlea , radiology , neuroscience , psychology , lumbar , psychiatry
Multichannel auditory brainstem implants (ABI) are currently indicated for patients with neurofibromatosis type II (NF2) involving both vestibulocochlear nerves. The ABI helps bypass the damaged cochlear nerves and restores a level of auditory sensation via the electrical stimulation of the cochlear nucleus. The implant is usually placed in the lateral recess of the fourth ventricle at the time of tumor resection to stimulate the cochlear nucleus. We report a case of ABI done on a 15-year-old girl with bilateral vestibular schwannomas.