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- The study investigates how cochlear implants affect hearing and language development in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
- The research included nine children aged two to seven, focusing on their audiological skills, communication abilities, and functional independence.
- Results showed varied progress, with only two children demonstrating significant hearing comprehension, highlighting the importance of a comprehensive approach to evaluate their developmental outcomes.
Article Abstract
Objective: Analyze the progress of hearing and language in a group of children with cerebral palsy (CP) who have received cochlear implants (CI) and compare their progress in the clinical and functional domains.
Methods: This is a prospective transdisciplinary study developed within a tertiary referral center, with a group of nine cochlear-implanted children with CP, two- to seven-year-old. The assessments undertaken included audiological, language, and communication assessments complemented by the assessment of functional abilities and the level of independence as evaluated by the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS).
Results: The outcomes varied, as two children achieved hearing comprehension in open-set evaluations. These children presented the same type of CP, athetosis, but with different functional skills and GMFCS levels. Only one of the subjects had any spoken language at the single-word level.
Conclusions: A holistic view of change and development is central to understanding progress made in children with CP who received cochlear implants (CI). The functional evaluation of these children with CP is a useful tool for monitoring their progress and measuring their outcomes with CI.
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