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Prediction of cochlear implant performance by genetic mutation: the spiral ganglion hypothesis.
Hearing research - 1 Oct 2012
Eppsteiner Robert W, Shearer A Eliot, Hildebrand Michael S, Deluca Adam P, Ji Haihong, Dunn Camille C, Black-Ziegelbein Elizabeth A, Casavant Thomas L, Braun Terry A, Scheetz Todd E, Scherer Steven E, Hansen Marlan R, Gantz Bruce J, Smith Richard J H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Up to 7% of patients with severe-to-profound deafness do not benefit from cochlear implantation. Given the high surgical implantation and clinical management cost of cochlear implantation (>$1 million lifetime cost), prospective identification of the worst performers would reduce unne...
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