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Cochlear implantation of a deaf blind patient with mitochondrial cytopathy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Helen E. Cullington
Helen E. Cullington*
Affiliation:
Hearing and Balance Centre, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Helen E. Cullington, Hearing and Balance Centre, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ.
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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.

Keywords

Cochlear implantMitochondriaCytopathy
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 4 , April 1999 , pp. 353 - 354
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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