CT of postmeningitic deafness: observations and predictive value for cochlear implants in children.
Johnson M, Hasenstab M, Seicshnaydre M, Williams G. CT of postmeningitic deafness: observations and predictive value for cochlear implants in children. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 1995, 16: 103-9. PMID: 7900577, PMCID: PMC8337686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostmeningitic deafnessThin-section CTCT abnormalitiesCT findingsElectrode insertionFailure of implantationValue of CTRound window nicheDifficult implantationOtological abnormalitiesCochlear ossificationAbnormal findingsNormal scansCochlear implantationDifficult insertionPredictive valueImplant successSurgical anatomyWindow nicheOsseous hypertrophyCochlear implantsImplantation difficultiesAbnormalitiesCTDeafness