11 ABI Engineering and Intraoperative Monitoring: MED-EL
Marek Polak Abstract Subjects with a nonfunctioning auditory nerve do not benefit from cochlear implantation. In such cases, if the subject is older than 12 months of age, an auditory…
12 Programming, Rehabilitation, and Outcome Assessment for Adults:I
Daniel S. Roberts, Lawrence Kashat, Jordan M. Rock, and Steven R. Otto Abstract Loss of integrity of the auditory nerve after surgical removal of vestibular schwannomas (VS) in neurofibromatosis type…
9 Pediatric Auditory Brainstem Implantation: Colletti Team Experience andSpecial Considerations
Vittorio Colletti, Marco Mandalà, Giacomo Colletti, and Liliana Colletti Abstract This chapter reviews our center’s experience with auditory brainstem implantation in children over a 14 year period. The performance in…
10 ABI Engineering and Intraoperative Monitoring: Cochlear
Barry Nevison Abstract The auditory brainstem implant (ABI), while closely related in many ways to a cochlear implant (CI), is beset with its own unique technical, practical, and clinical challenges…
5 Surgery for ABI: The Translabyrinthine Approach
Marc S. Schwartz, Eric P. Wilkinson, and Gregory P. Lekovic Abstract The translabyrinthine (TL) approach has been used since the 1960s to safely and reliably resect vestibular schwannomas (VS) and…
7 Surgery for ABI: Retrolabyrinthine Approach
Ricardo F. Bento and Paula T. Lopes Abstract The retrolabyrinthine approach (RLA) to the cerebellopontine angle and posterior fossa is traditionally described to offer a quick and safe surgical access,…
6 The Retrosigmoid Approach in Auditory Brainstem Implantation
Robert Behr Abstract The retrosigmoid (RS) approach is the paradigmatic approach to the cerebellopontine angle for not only vestibular schwannomas but also a wide range of pathological processes. Indeed, it…
8 Auditory Brainstem Implantation in Children: Evaluation andSurgery
Levent Sennaroğlu and Burçak Bilginer Abstract Inner ear malformations frequently necessitate cochlear or auditory brainstem implantation (ABI) for hearing habilitation in children. ABI is indicated in certain severe inner ear…
4 Clinical Indications for ABI: Patient Selection and Alternatives
Mia E. Miller and Eric P. Wilkinson Abstract Traditional indications for auditory brainstem implant (ABI) in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) have been broadened to include other applications of…
2 Neuroanatomy and Physiology Relevant to Auditory BrainstemImplants
Steffen K. Rosahl Abstract Placing an electrode for functional restoration of an injured auditory pathway at the base of the brain requires fundamental understanding of anatomical and physiological constraints. The…
