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Outcome of cochlear implantation in children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection or GJB2 mutation.
Acta oto-laryngologica - 1 Jun 2012
Matsui Takamichi, Ogawa Hiroshi, Yamada Naoko, Baba Yoko, Suzuki Yukie, Nomoto Mika, Suzutani Tatsuo, Inoue Naoki, Omori Koichi
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CONCLUSIONS: Outcomes following cochlear implantation in children with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection were almost equivalent to those of children with GJB2 mutation-related sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Although our patients with developmental disorder showed poor auditory performance and speech and language skills after cochlear implantation, SNHL with developmental disorder should not be a...
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