Cochlear Implant in a Patient with Arnold-Chiari Syndrome

• 作者: Ana Cláudia Mirandola Barbosa Reis Antonio Carlos dos Santos Daniela Soares Fonseca Eduardo T. Massuda Henrique Furlan Pauna Maria Stella Arantes do Amaral Miguel Angelo Hyppolito
• 来源期刊: 临床医学病理报告(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: AUDIOMETRY Cochlear Implant SENSORINEURAL Hearing Loss ARNOLD-CHIARI SYNDROME Deafness Central Nervous System MALFORMATION
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（2）
• 页码范围: 162-167
• 页数: 6页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Objective: To verify the efficacy of cochlear implantation in a patient with Arnold-Chiari syndrome. Design: Review of a medical chart from a patient with Arnold-Chiari syndrome that underwent to cochlear implant surgery. Case report: A 6 year-old female, with meningomyelocele and congenital hydrocephalus, deaf in the past 3 years, after meningitis. At that time, she used oral language with adequate speech development. Tone audiometry revealed bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss. The MRI was compatible with the Arnold-Chiari syndrome. Cochlear implantation was performed on the left ear with MED-EL? Implant (model SONATATi100). Currently, the child is 12 year-old, performs speech therapy three times a week, with good hearing and language development. Conclusion: Despite the presence of Arnold-Chiari syndrome (Chiari type II) with neurological disorders and with ventriculoperitoneal shunt, patient had good hearing results after cochlear implant surgery.