Schoolchildren with unilateral or mild to moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss should be screened for neurodevelopmental problems
Acta Pediatrica Dec 04, 2019
Stübner C, et al. - Among schoolchildren (aged 9 to 12 years) with unilateral or mild to moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, researchers evaluated the rate and overlap of language and other neurodevelopmental problems. The Five-to-Fifteen questionnaire, a comprehensive screening tool for neurodevelopmental problems, was completed by caregivers of 24 of the 58 eligible children born in 2004-2007, registered at the regional Audiology Department in Gothenburg, Sweden, with these types of hearing loss. Data reported that 13 (54%) of the 24 children screened positive for definite neurodevelopmental problems. Of the 21 children enrolled in the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals—Fourth Edition, seven (33%) had scores showing a language disorder of which, according to the neuropaediatric assessment, four children had neurodevelopmental disorder. In order to identify possible coexisting neurodevelopmental problems or disorders, schoolchildren with unilateral or mild to moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss should undergo neurodevelopmental screening.
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