title: Case study of a post-lingually deafened child with a UCH/RNID single channel cochlear implant.
abstract: In November 1987, a post-lingually deafened eight-year old became the first child to receive a cochlear implant in Britain. The case aroused considerable controversy and the following paper examines the decision to implant the child, the difficulties experienced and the favourable outcome of the procedure to date.
authors.affiliation: Royal Ear Hospital, London.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Booth
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Archbold
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dyar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D008297:Male; D013065:Speech Intelligibility