OBJECTIVE To examine spoken language outcomes in children undergoing bilateral cochlear implantation compared with matched peers undergoing unilateral implantation. DESIGN Case-control, frequency-matched, retrospective cross-sectional multicenter study. SETTING Two Belgian and 3 Dutch cochlear implantation centers. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-five children with 1 cochlear implant matched with 25 ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present study was to investigate tone production performance of native Mandarin Chinese speaking children with cochlear implants and to evaluate the effects of age at implantation and duration of implant use on tone production in those children. METHODS Fourteen prelingually deaf children who had received cochlear implantation and 14 age-matched normal-hearing chi...

Objectives. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of cochlear implantation for sensorineural hearing loss in patients with Waardenburg syndrome. Method. A retrospective chart review was performed on patients who underwent cochlear implantation at the University of Tokyo Hospital. Clinical classification, genetic mutation, clinical course, preoperative hearing threshold, high-resolution ...

purpose: to evaluate the early and intermediate outcomes of ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in pediatric glaucoma at labbafinejad medical center. methods: this was a retrospective chart review of 101 eyes of 80 consecutive patients with pediatric glaucoma who underwent ahmed glaucoma valve implantation. success was defined as an intraocular pressure less than 21 mmhg with or without medicatio...

purpose: to evaluate intermediate-term results of baerveldt tube implantation for treatment of refractory glaucoma in young patients. methods: we retrospectively studied 14 eyes of 11 consecutive patients aged<20 years with refractory glaucoma who underwent baerveldt tube implantation after 1 to 3 previous surgical procedures. the glaucoma was congenital in eight eyes and following congenital c...

background: despite numerous developments in the field of assisted reproduction the implantation rate remains low .recent studies suggested that local injury to endometrium in controlled ovarian hyper stimulation cycle improves implantation rate. studies have attempted to intervene in the development of endometrium. objective: the aim of the present study was the exploration of the possibility ...

Objectives: Phonemic awareness skills have a significant impact on children speech and language. The purpose of this study was investigating the phonemic awareness skills of children with cochlear implant and normal hearing peers in primary school. Methods: phonemic awareness subscales of phonological awareness test were administered to 30 children with cochlear implantation at the first to ...

background: endometrial development has an important role in blastocyst adhesion and implantation. during ivf cycles, endometrial development is enhanced by progesterone. objective: the aim of this study was to compare ultrastructural and morphometrical characteristics of mice uterine endometrium in natural cycle with those in superovulated cycles received progesterone or sildenafil. materials ...

background: repeated implantation failure (rif) is one of the most intricate obstacles in assisted reproduction. the cytokine and chemokine composition of uterine cavity seem to play important roles in the implantation process. objective: to compare the cytokine profile in the endometrium of normal fertile women and those with repeated implantation failure. methods: after enzymatic digestion of...

introduction: meningioma is a benign and slowly-growing tumor that is responsible for 20% of brain neoplasms. it can be accompanied by some genetic disorders such as neurofibromatosis type 2 and is more common among women. as a space occupying lesion, it produces a wide range of signs and symptoms by compressing the adjacent and underlying tissues in the brain. trauma and viruses are possible e...