Mitochondrial Sensorineural Hearing Loss : A Retrospective Study and a Description of Cochlear Implantation in a MELAS Patient
Joint Authors
Filosto, Massimiliano
Tonin, Paola
Russignan, Anna
Tomelleri, Giuliano
Zappini, Francesca
Scarpelli, Mauro
Source
Genetics Research International
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hearing impairment is common in patients with mitochondrial disorders, affecting over half of all cases at some time in the course of the disease.
In some patients, deafness is only part of a multisystem disorder.
By contrast, there are also a number of “pure” mitochondrial deafness disorders, the most common probably being maternally inherited.
We retrospectively analyzed the last 60 genetically confirmed mitochondrial disorders diagnosed in our Department: 28 had bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, whereas 32 didn't present ear's abnormalities, without difference about sex and age of onset between each single group of diseases.
We reported also a case of MELAS patient with sensorineural hearing loss, in which cochlear implantation greatly contributed to the patient's quality of life.
Our study suggests that sensorineural hearing loss is an important feature in mitochondrial disorders and indicated that cochlear implantation can be recommended for patients with MELAS syndrome and others mitochondrial disorders.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Scarpelli, Mauro& Zappini, Francesca& Filosto, Massimiliano& Russignan, Anna& Tonin, Paola& Tomelleri, Giuliano. 2012. Mitochondrial Sensorineural Hearing Loss : A Retrospective Study and a Description of Cochlear Implantation in a MELAS Patient. Genetics Research International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Scarpelli, Mauro…[et al.]. Mitochondrial Sensorineural Hearing Loss : A Retrospective Study and a Description of Cochlear Implantation in a MELAS Patient. Genetics Research International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Scarpelli, Mauro& Zappini, Francesca& Filosto, Massimiliano& Russignan, Anna& Tonin, Paola& Tomelleri, Giuliano. Mitochondrial Sensorineural Hearing Loss : A Retrospective Study and a Description of Cochlear Implantation in a MELAS Patient. Genetics Research International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460564
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460564