Publications by authors named "C Blaivie"
Introduction: In a previous manuscript from our research group, the concept of vestibular co-stimulation was investigated in adult subjects who received a cochlear implant (CI). Despite what literature reports state, no signs of vestibular co-stimulation could be observed.
Results: In this case report, it was described how a woman, who previously underwent a neurectomy of the left vestibular nerve and suffers from bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP), reported improved balance whenever her CI on the left was stimulating.
Purpose: The classical surgical approach for superior semicircular canal dehiscences (SSCD) is via the extradural middle cranial fossa. This pathway is used to resurface or to plug the SSC. In this paper, we present long-term data on an alternative route: the transmastoid pathway.
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- A study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of two MRI techniques, 3D-SPACE FLAIR and 3D-TSE FLAIR, in detecting Menière's disease (MD) by focusing on endolymphatic hydrops (EH) visualization and perilymphatic enhancement (PE).
- The research involved analyzing MR images from 29 patients with definite MD, assessing both qualitative (EH grading and PE comparison) and quantitative (PE ratio calculation) aspects.
- Results showed that 3D-SPACE FLAIR had greater sensitivity (91%) and diagnostic accuracy for detecting EH and PE than 3D-TSE FLAIR, indicating it may be a better tool for diagnosing MD.
Purpose: In this retrospective study the relationship between cochleovestibular function and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI-) based classification system of endolymphatic hydrops was investigated.
Methods: Seventy-eight patients with unilateral definite Menière's disease who underwent MRI were included. The parameters of Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA), caloric irrigation test, cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, and video Head Impulse Test were compared between the grades of endolymphatic hydrops (EH) and perilymphatic enhancement (PE) on MRI.