Bittencourt AG, Santos AFD, Goffi-Gomez MVS, Kutscher K, Tsuji RK, Brito RD, Bento RF. Microangiopathy of the inner ear, deafness, and cochlear implantation in a patient with Susac syndrome.
Acta Otolaryngol 2011;
131:1123-8. [PMID:
21736516 DOI:
10.3109/00016489.2011.593549]
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Abstract
CONCLUSION
The cochlear implant was beneficial as an attempt to restore hearing and improve communication abilities in this patient with profound sensorineural hearing loss secondary to Susac syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
To report the audiological outcomes of cochlear implantation (CI) in a young woman with Susac syndrome after a 6-month follow-up period. Susac syndrome is a rare disorder. It is clinically characterized by a typical triad of sensorineural deafness, encephalopathy, and visual defect, due to microangiopathy involving the brain, inner ear, and retina.
METHODS
This was a retrospective review of a case at a tertiary referral center. After diagnosis, the patient was evaluated by a multidisciplinary team and received a cochlear implant in her right ear.
RESULTS
The patient achieved 100% open-set sentence recognition in noise conditions and 92% monosyllable and 68% medial consonant recognition in quiet conditions after 6 months of implant use. She reported the use of the telephone 3 months after activation.
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