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Quantitative Assessment of Cortical Auditory-tactile Processing in Children with Disabilities
Published on: January 29, 2014
[The evaluation of auditory brainstem response and auditory steady-state response in children with cerebral palsy]
Qiumei Zhu1, Tao Wang, Jianping Liang
1Department of Otolaryngology, the People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang National Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, China. zhumei36@yahoo.com.cn
Insights
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often experience hearing loss and auditory pathway changes. Auditory brainstem response (ABR) and auditory steady-state response (ASSR) tests can objectively diagnose these issues.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Audiology
- Pediatrics
Context:
- Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder affecting motor function.
- Auditory pathway dysfunction can co-occur with CP, impacting speech and language development.
- Objective electrophysiological measures are crucial for assessing auditory function in this population.
Purpose:
- To investigate hearing disorders in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
- To evaluate functional changes in the brainstem auditory pathway in children with CP.
- To utilize auditory brainstem response (ABR) and auditory steady-state response (ASSR) for this assessment.
Summary:
- Fifty-eight children with CP and ninety-nine healthy children were assessed using ABR and ASSR.
- CP children exhibited prolonged peak and interpeak latencies in ABR.
- ASSR indicated mild hearing loss, particularly at lower frequencies, in children with CP.
Impact:
- ABR and ASSR provide objective, qualitative, and quantitative diagnoses for hearing impairments in children with CP.
- These findings aid in understanding the auditory consequences of CP.
- Early and accurate diagnosis facilitates timely intervention and management of hearing deficits in CP.
Objective:
With the evaluation of auditory brainstem response(ABR) and auditory steady-state response(ASSR), to explore the hearing disorder and the functional change of auditory pathway in brainstem in children with cerebral palsy(CP).
Method:
Fifty-eight cases of CP children were tested with ABR and ASSR, ninety-nine healthy children served as control.
Result:
The prolongation of the peak latency and the interpeak latency were observed in CP children comparing with the control. ASSR results showed mild hearing loss especial at low frequencies in children with CP.
Conclusion:
With ABR and ASSR, we could provide the qualitative and quantitive diagnosis for hearing disorder and functional change of auditory pathway in brainstem in children with CP objectively.
