title: [Implantation on the cochlear nucleus. Apropos of a patient with bilateral neuroma].
abstract: A new auditory brainstem implant (ABI), manufactured by Cochlear, was implanted in a young patient suffering from a large bilateral acoustic neuroma, associated with multiple other tumors due to a tuberor sclerosis of Bourneville. The operating procedure and the first results are described. A short historical summary, the anatomical basis and the difficulties due to side effects of stimulation are exposed.
authors.affiliation: Univ. HNO-Klinik, Freiburg.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laszig
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Sollmann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Charachon
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lavieille
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marangos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000628:therapy*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Implantation sur le noyau cochléaire. A propos d'un malade atteint de neurinome bilatéral.