title: Auditory brainstem implantation: The first Indian experience.
abstract: Multichannel auditory brainstem implants (ABI) are currently indicated for patients with neurofibromatosis type II (NF2) involving both vestibulocochlear nerves. The ABI helps bypass the damaged cochlear nerves and restores a level of auditory sensation via the electrical stimulation of the cochlear nucleus. The implant is usually placed in the lateral recess of the fourth ventricle at the time of tumor resection to stimulate the cochlear nucleus. We report a case of ABI done on a 15-year-old girl with bilateral vestibular schwannomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Madras ENT Research Foundation, No. 15, P. S. Sivasmay Salai. Mylapore, 600004 Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kameswaran
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
authors.forename: R S Anand
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Jawahar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nagasundaram
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raghunandhan
keywords: auditory brainsterm unplants; neurofibromatosis