Microangiopathy of the inner ear, deafness, and cochlear implantation in a patient with Susac syndrome.

Conclusion: The cochlear implant was beneficial as an attempt to restore hearing and improve communication abilities in this patient with profound sensorineural hearing loss secondary to Susac syndrome.

Objective: To report the audiological outcomes of cochlear implantation (CI) in a young woman with Susac syndrome after a 6-month follow-up period. Susac syndrome is a rare disorder.

Cochlear implant: correlation of nerve function recovery, auditory deprivation and etiology.

Background: The Auditory Nerve Recovery Function (REC) may be extracted from the Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potential (ECAP). ECAP may be influenced by the stimulation received (or the deprivation of stimulation) and by the etiology of the hearing loss, consequently it might affect the REC.

Aim: To verify whether there is a correlation between the REC and each of the following factors: etiology, time of auditory deprivation and time of hearing aid use before cochlear implantation (CI).

Characterization of language and phonological working memory in patients with myoclonic astatic epileptic syndrome.

The course of myoclonic astatic epileptic syndrome (MAES) is variable and little information is available about cortical functions in the presence of the disease. The objective of the present study was to assess the phonological working memory (PWM) and the verbal language of six patients between 8 and 18 years old, on treatment for at least 5 years, and good control of seizures, diagnosed in the Service of Epilepsy of Hospital of Clinics of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University in Brazil. The Test of Repetition of Meaningless Words was used to assess PWM.

[Interdisciplinary treatment of erectile dysfunction].

On the basis of 18 months of cooperation between the psychiatric department and the urological department of the medical hospital of the Lübeck University, a model showing how men with erectile dysfunction can receive improved aid with respect to a multidimensional diagnostic evaluation and therapy, is presented. First, the present state of the somatic-urological examination procedures is outlined, and, in the appendix, summarised in the form of checklists. The possibilities of somatic treatment are the described.

[Extra-corporal shock wave lithotripsy using the HM3 Dornier lithotripter with a modified shock wave generator. Initial clinical reports of experiences].

We report on the clinical application of a modified shock-wave generator for the Dornier Lithotripter HM 3. Stone fragmentation, complication rate, and frequency of auxiliary measures were unchanged in comparison to the former generator. The new shock-wave generator led to markedly reduced patient discomfort during treatment, with the result that more than 50% of all ESWLs could be done with sedation only or without any medication.