title: The experience of bilateral cochlear implantation in a child with LEOPARD syndrome.
abstract: We present a 3-year old boy with Leopard syndrome. His clinical manifestations included a congenital bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. He underwent cochlear implantation on the right side at age 1 year and on the left side at age 1.5 years. The patient is doing very well and mainstreamed in a regular pre-school program with a teacher of the deaf and home based speech therapy. Bilateral cochlear implantation in the case of a child with Leopard syndrome can be successful.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Otolaryngology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY, USA. Electronic address: Kmv1@nyu.edu.
authors.forename: Katrien
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vermeire
authors.affiliation: Dept of Otolaryngology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wexler
authors.affiliation: Dept of Otolaryngology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vambutas
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D044542:LEOPARD Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education; D008297:Male; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D013060:Speech; D013067:Speech Perception; D013070:Speech Therapy
keywords: Cochlear implantation; LEOPARD syndrome