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Learning disability in children with postmeningitic cochlear implants
J E Isaacson1, M S Hasenstab, D L Wohl
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
Objective:
To determine the effects of learning disability on measures of auditory perception, receptive language development, and sequential organization in children with postmeningitic cochlear implants.
Design:
Retrospective study. Follow-up ranged from 12 months to 7 years.
Setting:
Tertiary care center.
Patients:
Ten pediatric patients with cochlear implants, 5 with documented learning disability.
Main Outcome Measure:
Pediatric cochlear implant test battery performance.
Results:
Children with learning disability showed slower progress, more inconsistencies, and lower test scores than their partners without learning disability.
Conclusion:
Learning disability is not a contraindication to cochlear implantation, but preoperative counseling must be available to families and support personnel about preoperative achievements and expectation for these children.
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