Is there no cephalocaudal gradient of computed tomography densities or lung behavior in supine patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome?
We could not detect cephalocaudal gradients in lung densities or in alveolar collapse. Likely, external pressures applied on the lung by the chest wall, organs, and effusions are transmitted throughout the lung in a hydrostatic pattern with homogeneous consequences at each isogravitational layer. A single cross-sectional image of the lung could fully represent the heterogeneous mechanical properties of dependent and non-dependent lung regions.
Even with deafness accompanied by labyrinthine ossification attributed to meningitis, neural elements were present and could be stimulated. Because increasing levels of stimulation were required over time, postmeningitic children with CIs, and those with cochlear ossification in particular, may need frequent programming adjustments to maintain performance.