An Unusual Case of Bilateral Agenesis of the Cochlear Nerves
Joint Authors
Soares, Vítor Yamashiro Rocha
Ferreira, Fabrício Mendes
Coimbra, Christiane França
Sampaio, André Luiz Lopes
Oliveira, Carlos Augusto Costa Pires De
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Imaging of the cochlea and internal auditory canals are increasingly important nowadays because of the growing number of cochlear implants being performed throughout the world.
We report a case of a 4-year-old boy who was born deaf and was being evaluated in our service for possible cochlear implantation.
Audiometry disclosed profound bilateral deafness.
The magnetic resonance imaging revealed only two nerves in each inner auditory canal: one in the anterior superior quadrant, identified as the facial nerve, and one on the posterior quadrants, representing both the superior and inferior vestibular nerves.
The semicircular canals were not seen and the vestibule had dysplastic morphology.
The diagnosis was bilateral agenesis of the cochlear nerves and semicircular canals.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Soares, Vítor Yamashiro Rocha& Ferreira, Fabrício Mendes& Coimbra, Christiane França& Sampaio, André Luiz Lopes& Oliveira, Carlos Augusto Costa Pires De. 2012. An Unusual Case of Bilateral Agenesis of the Cochlear Nerves. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Soares, Vítor Yamashiro Rocha…[et al.]. An Unusual Case of Bilateral Agenesis of the Cochlear Nerves. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Soares, Vítor Yamashiro Rocha& Ferreira, Fabrício Mendes& Coimbra, Christiane França& Sampaio, André Luiz Lopes& Oliveira, Carlos Augusto Costa Pires De. An Unusual Case of Bilateral Agenesis of the Cochlear Nerves. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482544
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-482544