Meningitis after cochlear implantation

Meningitis and cochlear implantation.

Use of Intrathecal Fluorescein in Recurrent Meningitis after Cochlear Implantation-A Case Report

Introduction: Congenital anomalies of the cochlea and labyrinth can be associated with meningitis and varying degrees of hearing loss or deafness. Despite antibiotics, meningitis remains a life threatening complication.   Case Report: We report a case of recurrent meningitis following episodes of otitis media in a cochlear implantee child with bilateral vestibulocochlear malformation, due to f...

Use of Intrathecal Fluorescein in Recurrent Meningitis after Cochlear Implantation

INTRODUCTION Congenital anomalies of the cochlea and labyrinth can be associated with meningitis and varying degrees of hearing loss or deafness. Despite antibiotics, meningitis remains a life threatening complication. CASE REPORT We report a case of recurrent meningitis following episodes of otitis media in a cochlear implantee child with bilateral vestibulocochlear malformation, due to fist...

Cochlear implantation after bacterial meningitis: the dangers of delay.

A case is described of a child of 2.6 years who developed total deafness after acute bacterial meningitis. Rapid obliteration of the cochleas due to osteoneogenesis led to limited cochlear implantation. The case is made for fast tracking these children to cochlear implant teams before neoossification becomes established.

Pneumococcal meningitis post-cochlear implantation: preventative measures.

OBJECTIVE Both clinical data and laboratory studies demonstrated the risk of pneumococcal meningitis post-cochlear implantation. This review examines strategies to prevent post-implant meningitis. DATA SOURCES Medline/PubMed database; English articles after 1980. Search terms: cochlear implants, pneumococcus meningitis, streptococcus pneumonia, immunization, prevention. REVIEW METHODS Narra...