Assessment of early language development in Turkish children with a cochlear implant using the TEDIL test.

Objectives: To analyse language development of children with a cochlear implant (CI) in relation to length of CI use and age at implantation and to examine the suitability of the TEDIL as an assessment tool for measuring early language development in Turkish children.

Methods: A total of 119 children implanted with a CI before 5 years of age were assessed acutely on sound field thresholds, speech recognition thresholds, open-set and closed-set monosyllabic word tests, the TEDIL, categories of auditory performance (CAP), and speech intelligibility rating (SIR). The outcome scores were analysed in relation to length of CI use (3, 4, and 5 years) and age at implantation (<24 months vs.

The polymorphisms of the MBL2 and MIF genes associated with Pediatric Cochlear Implant Patients.

Objectives: Mannose-binding lectin and macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene polymorphisms are associated with several acute/chronic autoimmune or inflammatory diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate if there was any association between mannose-binding lectin 2 (MBL2) and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene polymorphisms and profound congenital sensorineural hearing loss in children who underwent cochlear implantation.

Methods: A total of 62 patients with congenital hearing loss and 80 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were evaluated for codon 54 A/B polymorphisms in MBL2 and the-173 G/C polymorphism in MIF by using the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism method.

An effective antioxidant drug on prevention of the necrosis of zone of stasis: N-acetylcysteine.

The zone of stasis, the encircling area of the zone of coagulation, is a critical area which determines the depth and width of the necrosis in burns. Many agents were proposed to salvage the zone of stasis. Due to the known preventive and therapeutic effects of N-acetylcysteine on hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, pulmonary injury, and multiple organ failure in humans, the effect of N-acetylcysteine on saving the zone of stasis was investigated in this experimental study.

Intra- and postoperative electrically evoked stapedius reflex thresholds in children with cochlear implants.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a significant correlation between intra- and postoperative electrically evoked stapedius reflex thresholds (eSRTs) in children with cochlear implants.

Methods: Sixty-five pediatric cochlear implant users were included in this study. All patients had congenital prelingual hearing loss.

Developing a music programme for preschool children with cochlear implants.

Unlabelled: Although music perception is especially challenging for cochlear implant (CI) users, young CI users' musical perception abilities are improved by participation in structured musical activities.

Objectives: To design, implement, evaluate, and publish a music training programme with a monitoring tool for preschool CI users, for use in family-centred habilitation programmes.

Methods: We devised a programme of musical activities, Musical EARS®, and a curriculum-related hierarchical Evaluation Form to represent performance.

The comparison of acoustic and psychic parameters of subjective tinnitus.

We aim to assess the correlation between audiometric data, and psychotic and acoustic measures associated with subjective tinnitus (ST) and to clarify the importance of the psychological process in determining the degree of subjective annoyance and disability due to tinnitus. Fifty-four patients experiencing unilateral ST were allocated for the study. Acoustic assessment of patients including LDL (loudness discomfort levels), MML (minimum masking level) and RI (residual inhibition) was performed.

Comparison of two different vascular delay methods in a rat cranial epigastric perforator flap model.

The effectiveness of vascular delay in transverse rectus abdominis muscle flaps has been demonstrated in many studies. In deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps, however, the effectiveness of ligation of deep versus superficial epigastric vessels in producing delay is unclear. Using a rat model, we compared ligation of deep and superficial vessels with each other and with a (nondelayed) control group (n = 10).

Significance of serotonin transporter gene polymorphism in tinnitus.

Objectives: To assess the role of serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) polymorphism in tinnitus.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-four consecutive patients experiencing subjective tinnitus and 174 healthy controls were allocated for the study. Psychoacoustic parameters of tinnitus were measured.

Chondroid syringoma of the hand.

Chondroid syringoma is a rare cutaneous tumour that usually arises in the head and neck region and is rarely seen on the hands; it is rarely malignant at sites other than the head and neck. However, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of tumours of the hand. We present a 56-year-old man with a chondroid syringoma of the hand that clinically resembled a vascular tumour.

An alternative method of using an interpositional silicone sheet in tissue expansion.

To reduce the rate of complications in tissue expansion, we placed a silicone sheet between the expander and the tissue above it in a rat model. In the rats in group 1 (n = 10), the expanders were placed under the dorsal skin. The expanders were inflated with up to 45 mL of saline solution.

Intranasal porous polyethylene implant extrusion 7 years after insertion in a patient with Hashimoto disease.

We report a case of intranasal porous polyethylene implant extrusion 7 years after insertion in a patient with Hashimoto disease. We also discuss the possible causes of the extrusion and convey the histopathologic examination and microbiological investigation results of the samples taken from the removed implant.

7-plasty technique for the surgical treatment of congenital longitudinal ear lobe cleft.

The ear lobe plays an important part in the aesthetic appearance of the auricle. The clefts of the ear lobe may vary in a wide range of severity from a simple notching to extensive tissue deficiency. We have operated on a congenital longitudinal ear lobe cleft using an alternative surgical method and obtained a favorable result.

Double opposing rectangular advancement elongates tension line as much as Z-plasty: an experimental study in the rat inguinal skin.

Purpose: Z-plasty is a well-known and commonly used local flap technique in the treatment of contracture bands. Double opposing rectangular advancement is a new and alternate local flap design which can be used in the treatment of wide and linear postburn scar contractures. The technique consists of opposition of two adjacent rectangular flaps by advancement.

Effects of different preservation solutions on skin graft epidermal cell viability and graft performance in a rat model.

This study sought to evaluate the viable epidermal cell count of skin stored at 4 degrees C in different media, and to determine the longest time that grafts could be stored and still be used for clinical application of skin grafts. Harvested rat skin grafts were divided into four groups: saline (group 1), Roswell Park Memorial Institute-1,640 solution (RPMI) (group 2), University of Wisconsin solution (UW) (group 3), and Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate solution (HTK) (group 4). After the designated storage time (7, 14, 21, 28, or 35 days), grafts were divided into two parts.