[AUDITORY BRAINSTEM IMPLANTS (ABI) IN CHILDREN: CASE SERIES IN SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER].

Background: Cochlear implants (CI) are the treatment of choice for individuals with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. A small group of patients, with pathology central to the cochlea, cannot benefit from CI. Examples in children include absence of the cochlear-nerve or cochlear aplasia.

Time from sudden sensory neural hearing loss to treatment as a prognostic factor.

Introduction: The widely accepted treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is corticosteroid treatment (oral or intratympanic). The main goal of this work is to define the significance of the time between symptom onset and treatment initiation, as well as other prognostic factors, for hearing improvement.

Methods: This retrospective study included 666 patients treated for SSNHL.

Revision cochlear implantation using a double array device in the post-meningitis ossified cochlea.

Purpose: To describe the surgical technique and outcome in a series of patients who underwent revision cochlear implantation using a double array or split electrode device. All patients developed ossified cochleae due to meningitis and were functioning poorly with the previous implant.

Methods: Four patients between the ages of 4-15 years underwent revision with five double-array cochlear implant devices.

The Acute Effect of Exercise on Executive Function and Attention: Resistance Versus Aerobic Exercise.

Acute aerobic exercise was shown to enhance such cognitive functions as executive function (EF) and attention. Acute resistance exercise was also shown to enhance cognitive functions, however, only few studies directly compared these two exercise modalities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute effect of a typical moderate intensity resistance exercise session as compared to a typical moderate intensity aerobic session, on executive function and attention.

[Fluoroscopic assisted cochlear implantation in children with inner ear malformations].

Background: Cochlear implants are the treatment of choice for individuals with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. In most cases, the anatomy is normal and the insertion of the electrode-array is straightforward, complete and in the correct position. In the presence of inner-ear malformations, the risk of an intra or extra-cochlear malpositioned electrode-array increases.