11 ABI Engineering and Intraoperative Monitoring: MED-EL
Marek Polak Abstract Subjects with a nonfunctioning auditory nerve do not benefit from cochlear implantation. In such cases, if the subject is older than 12 months of age, an auditory…
10 ABI Engineering and Intraoperative Monitoring: Cochlear
Barry Nevison Abstract The auditory brainstem implant (ABI), while closely related in many ways to a cochlear implant (CI), is beset with its own unique technical, practical, and clinical challenges…
6 The Retrosigmoid Approach in Auditory Brainstem Implantation
Robert Behr Abstract The retrosigmoid (RS) approach is the paradigmatic approach to the cerebellopontine angle for not only vestibular schwannomas but also a wide range of pathological processes. Indeed, it…
7 Surgery for ABI: Retrolabyrinthine Approach
Ricardo F. Bento and Paula T. Lopes Abstract The retrolabyrinthine approach (RLA) to the cerebellopontine angle and posterior fossa is traditionally described to offer a quick and safe surgical access,…
8 Auditory Brainstem Implantation in Children: Evaluation andSurgery
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…
5 Surgery for ABI: The Translabyrinthine Approach
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…
2 Neuroanatomy and Physiology Relevant to Auditory BrainstemImplants
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…
3 Imaging of the Cochlea, Cochlear Nerve, Brainstem, and AuditorySystem
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….
4 Clinical Indications for ABI: Patient Selection and Alternatives
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…
1 The History and Development of Auditory Brainstem Implants
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…
