title: Cochlear implantation in a patient with superficial siderosis of the central nervous system.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To perform an assessment of the viability of cochlear implantation in a patient with superficial siderosis of the brain.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary referral center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patient with superficial siderosis of the brain.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cochlear implantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Electrically evoked auditory brainstem responses and fitting strategy for cochlear implant based on patient's subjective responses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After some time, C levels and T levels showed a pattern comparable with the evoked auditory brainstem responses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bilateral profound hearing loss after superficial siderosis of the brain is no absolute contraindication for implantation. Furthermore, evoked auditory brainstem measurements can potentially guide the fitting process of the implant in difficult cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. ingeborg.dhooge@rug.ac.be
authors.forename: Ingeborg J M
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Dhooge
authors.forename: Eddy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Vel
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Urgell
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gallégo
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vinck
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D000075202:Contraindications; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D012806:Siderosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis