The experience of bilateral cochlear implantation in a child with LEOPARD syndrome

Katrien Vermeire; Leslie Wexler; Andrea Vambutas

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.09.013

The experience of bilateral cochlear implantation in a child with LEOPARD syndrome

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Nov:90:125-127. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.09.013. Epub 2016 Sep 14.

Authors

Katrien Vermeire¹, Leslie Wexler², Andrea Vambutas²

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Otolaryngology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY, USA. Electronic address: Kmv1@nyu.edu.
² Dept of Otolaryngology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY, USA.

PMID: 27729118
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.09.013

Abstract

We present a 3-year old boy with Leopard syndrome. His clinical manifestations included a congenital bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. He underwent cochlear implantation on the right side at age 1 year and on the left side at age 1.5 years. The patient is doing very well and mainstreamed in a regular pre-school program with a teacher of the deaf and home based speech therapy. Bilateral cochlear implantation in the case of a child with Leopard syndrome can be successful.

Keywords: Cochlear implantation; LEOPARD syndrome.

Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Cochlear Implantation*
Cochlear Implants
Hearing Loss, Bilateral / etiology
Hearing Loss, Bilateral / rehabilitation*
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / rehabilitation*
Humans
LEOPARD Syndrome / complications
LEOPARD Syndrome / rehabilitation*
Mainstreaming, Education
Male
Persons With Hearing Impairments
Speech
Speech Perception
Speech Therapy