title: Cochlear implantation of a deaf blind patient with mitochondrial cytopathy.
abstract: Genetic defects of the mitochondrial DNA often cause sensorineural hearing impairment, accompaniment by disorders of organs within the body. This case report describes cochlear implantation of a 33-year-old deaf blind female with mitochondrial cytopathy. The outcome was very successful, and vastly improved quality of life for this patient. Many cases of mitochondrial cytopathy cause progressive deafness; it is, therefore, likely that other patients with this unusual disorder will present for cochlear implant assessment.
authors.affiliation: Hearing and Balance Centre, University of Southampton, Highfield, UK.
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Cullington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000235:genetics*; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003638:Deafness / Q000235:genetics* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017240:Mitochondrial Myopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome