Hearing Evaluation of Brain-Damaged Children

STRAUSS 8 defines a child who has brain damage as one who before, during or after birth, has received an injury to, or suffered an infection of the brain. It is his opinion that defects of the neurometer system may be present or absent and that such a child may show disturbances in perception, thinking and emotional behavior, either separately or in combination. Some time ago, Stevens and Birch 7 proposed the term Strauss Syndrome. They felt that the child with a central nervous system impairment illustrated any one or more of the following observable characteristics: (1) erratic and inappropriate behavior on mild provocation, (2) increased motor activity disproportionate to the stimulus, (3) poor organization of behavior, (4) distractability of more than ordinary degree under ordinary conditions, (5) persistent faulty perceptions, (6) persistent hyperactivity, (7 ) awkwardness and consistently poor motor performance.