BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading cause of nongenetic deafness in children in the United States and can cause neurodevelopmental impairment in term infants. Limited data exist regarding congenital CMV infections in preterm infants. We aimed to determine the incidence and association with outcomes of congenital CMV in very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm i...

E arly and accurate diagnosis of sensory deficits is a public health concern with major scientific and financial implications. Several fundamental requirements conspire to make this goal a difficult one to achieve; among them is the necessity for welldesigned quick tests that can pinpoint the nature of the deficits. Another is the need for a deep understanding of the functional organization of ...

The article presents the structure of internal picture a defect in adolescents with different variants dysontogenesis (severe speech impairments, mental retardation, hearing impairment and visual impairment). A theoretical empirical study was carried out, on basis which features disabilities were revealed. description personality specifics is given depending defect. out 110 revealed that existi...

This study investigates teacher satisfaction with available assistive technology (AT) for students sensory impairments in their classrooms. The group included teachers of deaf and hard hearing (Dhh) blind visually impaired Najran region, a southern city the Kingdom Saudi Arabia. findings suggest that feel schools should provide them updated AT to better serve students. Additionally, results ind...

OBJECTIVE Permanent congenital hearing loss, a common congenital anomaly, may affect speech and language acquisition, academic achievement and social development. Current standards emphasize early recognition of congenital hearing loss. This study was conducted to find the prevalence of hearing impairment in term newborns in Yazd, Iran. METHODS This was a descriptive-analytic study conducted ...

Introduction: The prevalence of hearing loss in neonates is 2-5 out of every 1,000 live births. Global Health Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology, and American Academy of Pediatrics have recommended that hearing loss in infants be identified, and treated when possible, prior to 6 months of age. This study was designed with the aim to screen the hearing of neonates in Mashhad, Iran. Me...

Permanent hearing loss in childhood is an important public health problem. Its prevalence, when considering only bilateral profund congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), is 1 in 1000 living newborns and 5 in 1000 when all degrees of hearing loss are considered [1]. Hearing loss produces not only permanent effects on oral language development but may also have implications in emotional an...

BACKGROUND Adversities operating over intrauterine life have been associated with risk of schizophrenia, but the biology of resultant developmental perturbation is poorly understood. AIMS To examine the relationship of congenital anomalies and related functional impairments in infancy to risk of schizophrenia. METHOD Using the Congenital Anomalies data-set from the Prenatal Determinants of ...

BACKGROUND Patients with congenital and acquired hemiparesis incur long-term functional deficits, among which the loss of prehension that may impact their functional independence. Identifying, understanding, and comparing the underlying mechanisms of prehension impairments represent an opportunity to better adapt neurorehabilitation. OBJECTIVE The present review aims to provide a better under...