Audiological Findings in Children with PLA2G6-Associated Neurodegeneration.

Background:  Audiological manifestations of patients with PLA2G6-associated neurodegeneration are limited.

Objective:  To analyze the audiological findings in a cohort of 13 children with infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD).

Method:  Patients underwent a battery of audiological tests including tympanometry, distortion product otoacoustic emissions, impedance audiometry, and Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAEPs).

Erratum: Speech Characteristics of Patients with Parkinson's Disease-Does Dopaminergic Medications Have a Role?

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735249.].

Speech Characteristics of Patients with Parkinson's Disease-Does Dopaminergic Medications Have a Role?

 The present study aimed to investigate the effects of dopaminergic medication on voice, speech motor functions, and motor impairment in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).  Twenty-five individuals (16 males and 9 females) with PD underwent comprehensive assessment of voice, speech, and motor functions in levodopa medication ON and medication OFF conditions. Age- and gender-matched healthy controls were recruited to compare speech and acoustic parameters.

The Triad of Cognition, Language, and Communication in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Correlational Study.

 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with deficits in cognition, language, and communication along with physical and psychosocial consequences. This study aimed at evaluating the association between cognition, language, and communication in a cohort of patients with TBI in southern India using standardized language specific assessment tools.  The present correlational study included 30 patients with TBI of any severity, that is, mild, moderate, and severe within the postinjury period of 6 to 36 months.