KID syndrome is a rare genodermatosis characterized by keratitis, ichthyosis, and sensorineural deafness. Although the dermatological, ophthalmologic, and sensorineural defects are emphasized in the literature, oral and dental evaluations are so superficial. In this case report, dental and oral symptoms of a three year and five months old boy with KID syndrome, suffering severe Early Childhood ...

The Alström syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by pigmentary retinopathy, diabetes mellitus, sensorineural deafness and obesity. A normal intelligence is often present. We report 9 patients.

UNLABELLED Vestibular schwannoma, also known as acoustic neurinoma, is the most frequent tumor of the cerebellopontine angle, and represents 9% of all intracranial tumors. CASE REPORT The authors report a case of sudden deafness with unilateral tinnitus. The patients responded to therapy with Prednisone and Pentoxifylline after the diagnosis of acoustic neurinoma by imaging exams. DISCUSSIO...

Bengkala is an Indonesian village located on the north shore of Bali that has existed for over 700 years. Currently, 2.2% of the 2185 people in this village have profound congenital deafness. In response to the high incidence of deafness, the people of Bengkala have developed a village specific sign language which is used by many of the hearing and deaf people. Deafness in Bengkala is congenita...

Hypoparathyroidism, deafness and renal dysplasia (HDR; OMIM 146255) syndrome is a rare disease which is first defined by Barakat in 1977 (1). It is characterized by hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness and renal dysplasia, inherited dominantly and found to be related with GATA3 gene mutations. This gene is located on 10 p 15 and is essential in embryonic development of the parathyroid gla...

Cochlear implants are a medical prosthesis used to treat sensorineural deafness, and one of the greatest advances in modern medicine. The following article is an overview of cochlear implant technology. The history of cochlear implantation and the development of modern implant technology will be discussed, as well as current surgical techniques. Research regarding expansion of candidacy, hearin...