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Research Paper | Medical Science | India | Volume 2 Issue 1, January 2013 | Popularity: 6.6 / 10
Cochlear Implant in Deaf and Blind Patient
Rajesh Vishwakarma, Kalpesh Patel, Simple Patadia, Pratibha Goswami, Chandrakant Vishwakarma
Abstract: Patients with multiple sensory deficits such as hearing loss and visual impairment (VI) represent a unique problem. The most common syndrome of deaf and blind- Usher syndrome comprises of retinitis pigmentosa and progressive hearing loss. Objective of this study is to evaluate the results and benefits of cochlear implant in deaf blind people.
Keywords: Cochlear Implant, visual impairment, Usher syndrome, CAP Score
Edition: Volume 2 Issue 1, January 2013
Pages: 162 - 164