Aspects of the Ethiology of Hallucinations

Justina Račkauskaitė, Vita Danilevičiūtė, Alvydas Navickas Abstract Hallucinations are misperceptions of things or events with one or more senses when an internal or external trigger doesn’t exist. They can be divided into visual, audioverbal, olfactorical, tactile and gustatory. Hallucinations develop due to 3 main pathophysiologicalmechanisms: psychophysiological, psychobiochemical (neurohormone dependent) and psychodynamic. Etiology of these perceptions…

Early Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Children

Jekaterina Byčkova, Eglė Gradauskienė, Eugenijus Lesinskas, Violeta Mikštienė, Algirdas Utkus Abstract The present study aims are to clarify causes of congenital hearing loss in children who received cochlear implant (CI) and to evaluate the early outcomes after cochlear implantation. 46 children with congenital deafness who underwent cochlear implantation were assessed prior to and 12 months…