Determining cochlear implant candidacy in children with residual hearing: A scoping review.

Objectives: The purpose of this review was to summarize what is known about criteria, assessments, and recommendations for evaluating cochlear implant (CI) candidacy in children with residual hearing.

Methods: Peer-reviewed studies were identified through a systematic search in five electronic databases. Articles were screened and assessed for eligibility.

Cochlear implant decision-making for children with residual hearing: Perspectives of parents.

Purpose: Cochlear implant (CI) decision-making is particularly challenging for families of children who have residual hearing. Parents of these children may be uncertain about whether the potential benefits of CIs outweigh the risks. This study aimed to understand parents' decisional needs during the decision-making process for children with residual hearing.

Trajectory of hearing loss in children with unilateral hearing loss.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to quantify the amount of deterioration in hearing and to document the trajectory of hearing loss in early identified children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL). We also examined whether clinical characteristics were associated with the likelihood of having progressive hearing loss.

Methods: As part of the Mild and Unilateral Hearing Loss Study, we followed a population-based cohort of 177 children diagnosed with UHL from 2003 to 2018.

Benefits and risks related to cochlear implantation for children with residual hearing: a systematic review.

Objective: This study aimed to synthesise information concerning the potential benefits and risks related to cochlear implants (CIs) versus hearing aids (HAs) in children with residual hearing.

Design: A systematic review of articles published from January 2003 to January 2019 was conducted.

Study Sample: Our review included studies that compared the benefits and risks of CIs versus HAs in children (≤18 years old) with residual hearing.

Parent-Reported Stress and Child Behavior for 4-Year-Old Children with Unilateral or Mild Bilateral Hearing Loss.

Children with unilateral or mild bilateral hearing loss are increasingly identified in early childhood. Relatively little is known about how hearing loss affects their developmental trajectory or whether it contributes to parenting stress for these parents. This study aimed to examine child behavior and parenting stress in parents of children with unilateral/mild bilateral hearing loss compared to children with typical hearing.

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children with cochlear implants who had preoperative residual hearing.

Objective: Cochlear implants (CI) candidacy criteria have expanded to include children with more residual hearing. This study explored the clinical profiles and outcomes of children with CIs who had preoperative residual hearing in at least one ear.

Design: A retrospective chart review was conducted to collect clinical characteristics and speech perception data.

When symptoms don't fit: a case series of conversion disorder in the pediatric otolaryngology practice.

Background: Conversion disorder refers to functional bodily impairments that can be precipitated by high stress situations including trauma and surgery. Symptoms of conversion disorder may mimic or complicate otolaryngology diseases in the pediatric population.

Case Presentation: In this report, the authors describe 3 cases of conversion disorder that presented to a pediatric otolaryngology-head and neck surgery practice.

Practitioners' perspectives on the functioning of school-age children with cochlear implants.

Objective: The availability of cochlear implants has increased the number of children with profound deafness educated in classrooms alongside peers with normal hearing. The purpose of this research was to better understand the functioning of these children from the perspective of their service providers.

Methods: Semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted with 28 practitioners to elicit their perceptions of children's abilities in oral communication, academic, and social functioning.

Long-term outcome after cochlear implantation in children with additional developmental disabilities.

Objective: Candidacy criteria for cochlear implants have expanded to include children with complex developmental disabilities. The aim of this study was to determine the long-term benefits of cochlear implantation for this clinical population.

Design: The study involved a retrospective chart review.

A follow-up study of cognitive function in young adults who had resective epilepsy surgery in childhood.

This study examined cognitive function in young adults who had epilepsy surgery in childhood. Thirty-seven individuals with medically intractable epilepsy with onset at 16 years or younger who had resective epilepsy surgery at least two years in the past (mean follow-up duration of 8.5 years) were assessed; of these, 13 had seizures within the year prior to the study, and the remainder had none.

Perspectives of young people and their parents in the transition of cochlear implant services: implications for improved service delivery.

Objectives: Youth and young adults with cochlear implants are now transitioning from pediatric to adult services in increasing numbers. Research in other areas of health care has indicated that there is a gap in the transition from pediatric services for the young adult, and that it is important to obtain their perspectives to reduce disruption and improve care. Previous research has documented issues from the perspective of cochlear implant professionals.

Quality of life in young adults who underwent resective surgery for epilepsy in childhood.

Purpose: This study investigated quality of life (QOL) in young adults who had undergone epilepsy surgery before the age of 16 years. The contribution to QOL of seizure status in the prior year, sex, number of antiepileptic drugs, and mood were evaluated.

Methods: Sixty-nine young adults who had undergone surgery were subdivided into those who were seizure-free in the past year (n = 38) and those who had seizures (n = 31) in that time.

Facilitating the transition from the pediatric to adult cochlear implant setting: perspectives of CI professionals.

Objectives: Over the last 20 years, the availability of cochlear implantation has resulted in a pediatric population with different health needs than adults who receive cochlear implants (CIs). These pediatric patients are now transitioning to adult hospital settings in significant numbers. This issue of transition is not unique to cochlear implant services: research in other chronic health conditions has documented a variety of challenges for youth and health care providers.

Comparison of outcomes in children with hearing aids and cochlear implants.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to document the performance of a group of children with moderately severe to severe hearing loss who use hearing aids on a range of speech recognition, speech-language, and literacy measures and to compare these results to children with severe to profound hearing loss, who have learned language through cochlear implants.

Methods: This study involved 41 children with bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment, aged 6-18 years. Twenty children had moderately severe/severe hearing loss and used hearing aids, and 21 had severe to profound hearing loss and used cochlear implants.

Self-reported symptoms of psychological well-being in young adults who underwent resective epilepsy surgery in childhood.

Purpose: This study investigated the relationship of childhood resective surgery for lesional epilepsy and recent seizure history on self-reported symptoms of mood and psychological distress in young adults (aged 18-30).

Methods: Ninety-eight individuals with epilepsy of childhood onset were divided into three groups: a seizure-free surgical group (n = 39), a surgical group still experiencing seizures (n = 31), and a nonsurgical epilepsy comparison group (n = 28). Participants completed two standardized questionnaires about current mood state and psychological and psychiatric symptoms: the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and the Symptom Checklist-90 Revised (SCL-90R).

Patient-reported outcome of pediatric epilepsy surgery: social inclusion or exclusion as young adults?

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the social relationships and participation in educational, vocational, and community life in young adults who had undergone epilepsy surgery during childhood or adolescence.

Methods: This was a retrospective, cross-sectional, case-controlled, and multisite design study. Findings were compared between young adults who had undergone epilepsy surgery and were seizure-free in the previous 12 months (n = 38), those who had undergone epilepsy surgery and were not seizure-free (n = 33), and a group of individuals with epilepsy who had not undergone surgery (n = 31).

Pediatric cochlear implantation: how much hearing is too much?

Audiologic candidacy criteria for determining cochlear implantation candidacy in children are evolving. The objective of the study was to examine clinical practice related to the cochlear implantation of children who typically do not meet audiologic criteria for this technology. Practitioners' perspectives on the process and the factors influencing candidacy decisions were explored through focus group interviews with hospital and school-based practitioners.

The impact of newborn hearing screening on communication development.

Objective: Universal newborn hearing screening has become standard practice in many countries. The primary goal of this study was to assess the impact of early identification of permanent childhood hearing loss on oral communication development.

Setting: Participants were recruited from three clinical programmes in two cities in the province of Ontario, Canada.

Functional MRI study of verbal fluency in a patient with subcortical laminar heterotopia.

Rationale: Double cortex syndrome is a malformation in which there is a band of subcortical heterotopic grey matter separated from the cortex by white matter. The functional activity of the heterotopic neurons is unclear.

Patient: A 13-year-old female was evaluated for seizures.