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Auditory brainstem implantation: The first Indian experience

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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.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Madras ENT Research Foundation, No. 15, P. S. Sivasmay Salai. Mylapore, 600004, Chennai, India

    Mohan Kameswaran (Consultant ENT, Head & Neck Surgeon), R. S. Anand Kumar, Jawahar Nagasundaram, Kiran Natarajan & S. Raghunandhan

  2. Neurosurgeon Achanta Lakshmipathi Neurosurgical Centre, VHS, Adyat, Chennai, India

    M. C. Vasudevan

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Kameswaran, M., Vasudevan, M.C., Kumar, R.S.A. et al. Auditory brainstem implantation: The first Indian experience. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 57, 58–63 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907633

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