Levent Sennaroğlu and Burçak Bilginer Abstract Inner ear malformations frequently necessitate cochlear or auditory brainstem implantation (ABI) for hearing habilitation in children. ABI is indicated in certain severe inner ear…
Marc S. Schwartz, Eric P. Wilkinson, and Gregory P. Lekovic Abstract The translabyrinthine (TL) approach has been used since the 1960s to safely and reliably resect vestibular schwannomas (VS) and…
Steffen K. Rosahl Abstract Placing an electrode for functional restoration of an injured auditory pathway at the base of the brain requires fundamental understanding of anatomical and physiological constraints. The…
Burce Ozgen Abstract Imaging of the cochlea, cochlear nerve, brainstem, and auditory system is central to proper candidate selection and surgical planning in the setting of an auditory brainstem implantation….
Mia E. Miller and Eric P. Wilkinson Abstract Traditional indications for auditory brainstem implant (ABI) in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) have been broadened to include other applications of…
Kevin A. Peng and Derald E. Brackmann Abstract The auditory brainstem implant (ABI), which was conceived by William F. House at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, California in…
Abstract Alzheimer disease with progressive impairment of memory and other cognitive functions is the common cause of dementia. It is an increasingly prevalent condition in an aging population with many…
Abstract The facial nerve carries the motor fibers for the facial expression and mastication and the sensory fibers to the external ear and the special sensation of taste. Partial weakening…
Abstract Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder hallmarked by fatigability and weakness of all striated muscles. The clinical features arise from antibodies attacking receptors of the neuromuscular junction, causing…
