Cochlear implants in children deafened by congenital cytomegalovirus and matched Connexin 26 peers
โ Scribed by Philips, Birgit; Maes, Leen K.; Keppler, Hannah; Dhooge, Ingeborg
- Book ID
- 123419181
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 473 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-5876
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## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is a common cause of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The incidence of SNHL is higher in symptomatic cCMV infants and is usually identified early. By contrast, the incidence of SNHL is lower in children with asympt
Objective: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection accounts for approximately 20% of all cases of neonatal hearing loss, while the GJB2 mutation accounts for 30-50% of all cases of profound nonsyndromic hearing loss in many populations. Here, outcomes for auditory behavior and speech and language