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Quantitative Assessment of Cortical Auditory-tactile Processing in Children with Disabilities
Published on: January 29, 2014
Cortical electrophysiological markers of language abilities in children with hearing AIDS: a pilot study
David Bakhos1, Hélène Delage2, John Galvin3
1CHRU de Tours, Service ORL et Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, boulevard Tonnellé, 37044 Tours, France ; INSERM U930, 37044 Tours, France ; Université François-Rabelais de Tours, CHRU de Tours, UMR-S930, 37044 Tours, France.
Objective:
To investigate cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEPs) in pediatric hearing aid (HA) users, with and without language impairment.
Design:
CAEPs were measured in 11 pediatric HA users (age: 8-12 years) with moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (HL); participants were classified according to language ability. CAEPs were also measured for a control group of 11 age-matched, normal-hearing (NH) children.
Results:
HL children without language impairment exhibited normal CAEPs. HL children with language impairment exhibited atypical temporal CAEPs, characterized by the absence of N1c; frontocentral responses displayed normal age-related patterns.
Conclusion:
Results suggest that abnormal temporal brain function may underlie language impairment in pediatric HA users with moderate sensorineural HL.
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