title: Anatomic basis for auditory brainstem implant.
abstract: Profound bilateral retrocochlear deafness cannot respond to a cochlear implant. For such patients only electrical stimulation of the cochlear nucleus complex can achieve, at best, a partial restoration of hearing. Based on the experience of the W.F. House group at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, we have developed an implantable device with many surface electrodes. A personal study has enabled us to establish the main relationships of the nucleus with the aim of inserting the device in contact with it, and to verify its effectiveness in the region. Histological study of anatomic specimens has shown the presence of spheroid neurone, considered to be the secondary neurone of the auditory pathway, at the level of the area of implantation.
authors.affiliation: Service ORL, Hôpital Huriez, Lille, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lejeune
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lejeune
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Vaneecloo
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rouchoux
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Francke
mesh_terms: D001933:Brain Stem / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D017626:Cochlear Nucleus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology