OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that children born preterm are more likely to screen positive on the M-CHAT for an autism spectrum disorder. STUDY DESIGN We compared the M-CHAT positive rate of those with cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and vision and hearing impairments to those without such deficits. RESULTS Relative to children who could walk, the odds for screening positive on th...

INTRODUCTION  The term quality of life (in Portuguese, Qualidade de Vida; QV) has been expanded and modified over the years and has come to signify social development in terms of education, health, and leisure as well as economic issues. OBJECTIVE  To analyze the perception of QV in adolescents with hearing and visual impairments and the effects of socio-demographic characteristics on the dom...

The purpose of this research was to understand the perceptions parents on difficulties children in language development and speech when they also have hearing impairments. focused three cities Kosovo, Gjilan, Prishtina Prizren. Respondents are 60 with impairments, mentioned high schools. questionnaire measured opinions regarding topic we for research, primary schools municipalities Pristina Pri...

If all degrees of permanent uni- or bilateral hypoacusis are taken into consideration, hearing impairment is the most common congenital disease. Early detection of permanent infantile hearing impairment has become extremely important in preventive medicine, since steps can be taken with hearing aids and rehabilitation to ensure better development of language and higher cognitive functions. Aim ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between the virus burden in infancy and hearing loss in congenital CMV infection. STUDY DESIGN A cohort of 76 infants with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection identified by means of newborn virologic screening was monitored for outcome. The amount of infectious CMV was analyzed in urine specimens obtained during early infancy. Peripheral blood (P...

Of 111 children born in 1978-82 with congenital rubella infection, confirmed by the detection of rubella specific IgM shortly after birth, 68 were reported to be hearing impaired when notified to the National Congenital Rubella Surveillance Programme (NCRSP). The average age at which the diagnosis of hearing impairment was confirmed was 11.6 months. Recent audiograms showed a hearing loss that ...