Objective: To evaluate, with a long-term follow-up, the speech perception and language development in children with cytomegalovirus (CMV)-related deafness after cochlear implantation. Study Design: A retrospective study on CMV-related profound deafness and cochlear implantation was performed from 1995 to 2010. Six children with an average follow-up of 10 years were included in this research. Medical history, imaging, cognitive delay, speech perception and production data were reviewed. Results: Two of the 6 patients developed a functional language with the use of phrases and word sequences based on morphological and syntactic rules; the others demonstrated the development of a preverbal or transitional language with the use of single words only. Conclusion: Patients with CMV-related deafness benefit from cochlear implantation; however, the expectations of the parents must be evaluated in a series of counseling efforts prior to the surgery. Copyright (C) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel

Long-Term Follow-Up of Implanted Children with Cytomegalovirus-Related Deafness / Viccaro, Marika; Filipo, Roberto; Bosco, Ersilia; Maria, Nicastri; Mancini, Patrizia. - In: AUDIOLOGY & NEURO-OTOLOGY. - ISSN 1420-3030. - 17:6(2012), pp. 395-399. [10.1159/000341160]

Long-Term Follow-Up of Implanted Children with Cytomegalovirus-Related Deafness

VICCARO, MARIKA;FILIPO, Roberto;BOSCO, Ersilia;Maria Nicastri;MANCINI, PATRIZIA
2012

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Objective: To evaluate, with a long-term follow-up, the speech perception and language development in children with cytomegalovirus (CMV)-related deafness after cochlear implantation. Study Design: A retrospective study on CMV-related profound deafness and cochlear implantation was performed from 1995 to 2010. Six children with an average follow-up of 10 years were included in this research. Medical history, imaging, cognitive delay, speech perception and production data were reviewed. Results: Two of the 6 patients developed a functional language with the use of phrases and word sequences based on morphological and syntactic rules; the others demonstrated the development of a preverbal or transitional language with the use of single words only. Conclusion: Patients with CMV-related deafness benefit from cochlear implantation; however, the expectations of the parents must be evaluated in a series of counseling efforts prior to the surgery. Copyright (C) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel
2012
cochlear implant; congenital cytomegalovirus infection; long-term follow-up
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Long-Term Follow-Up of Implanted Children with Cytomegalovirus-Related Deafness / Viccaro, Marika; Filipo, Roberto; Bosco, Ersilia; Maria, Nicastri; Mancini, Patrizia. - In: AUDIOLOGY & NEURO-OTOLOGY. - ISSN 1420-3030. - 17:6(2012), pp. 395-399. [10.1159/000341160]
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