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Medikamentöse Therapie progredienter kindlicher Hörstörungen

1991

In 1987 and 1988 Nickisch et al. discussed the effect of infusions of prednisolone, pentoxifylline and, partially, piracetam in Ringer lactate solvent on progressive sensorineural hearing loss in childhood and adolescence. Time of observations was 4 years. Unfortunately long-term investigations could not confirm the initially good therapeutic results of 1987/88. In 35% were found permanently and in 12.5% temporarily better auditory thresholds after infusion. The loss of progressive sensorineural hearing in childhood usually takes a fateful course that can hardly be influenced. As is the case with adults, good therapeutic results can most probably be achieved by infusions starting close to t…

Evolución de la competencia comunicativa mediante intervención pragmática en retraso del lenguaje: estudio de caso

2021

En el presente trabajo se describe la eficacia de la evaluación e intervención pragmática en un caso de retraso del lenguaje secundario a daño cerebral infantil. La intervención logopédica adoptó un marco teórico de psicolingüística cognitiva funcional y se centró en potenciar las habilidades pragmáticas comunicativas mediante la estimulación de las categorías pragmáticas interactivas en contextos conversacionales naturales. Mediante el PREP-R (Protocolo Rápido de Evaluación Pragmática Revisado) se ha hecho un seguimiento de la orientación comunicativa de los turnos, la predictibilidad, la eficacia comunicativa, la habilidad pragmática (general, específica y gramatical) y los elementos que …

Association between obstructive apnea syndrome during sleep and damages to anterior labyrinth: Our experience

2019

The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a chronic condition characterized by frequent episodes of collapse of the upper airways during sleep. It can be considered a multisystem disease. Among the districts involved, even the auditory system was seen to be concerned. It was enrolled a population of 20 patients after polysomnographic diagnosis of OSAS (Apnea Hypopnea Index > 10) and a control group of 28 healthy persons (Apnea Hypopnea Index < 5). Each patient has been subjected to Pure Tone Audiometry, Tympanometry, study of Acoustic Reflex, Otoacoustic Emissions and Auditory Brainstem Response. Moreover they were submitted to endoscopy of upper airway with Muller Maneuver and Epworth …

Soluble Coenzyme Q10 in Chronic Hearing Loss.

2011

Novel form of X-linked nonsyndromic hearing loss with cochlear malformation caused by a mutation in the type IV collagen gene COL4A6

2013

Hereditary hearing loss is the most common human sensorineural disorder. Genetic causes are highly heterogeneous, with mutations detected in >40 genes associated with nonsyndromic hearing loss, to date. Whereas autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant inheritance is prevalent, X-linked forms of nonsyndromic hearing impairment are extremely rare. Here, we present a Hungarian three-generation family with X-linked nonsyndromic congenital hearing loss and the underlying genetic defect. Next-generation sequencing and subsequent segregation analysis detected a missense mutation (c.1771G>A, p.Gly591Ser) in the type IV collagen gene COL4A6 in all affected family members. Bioinformatic analysis an…

Saskarsmes īpatnības vādzirdīgo pacientu aprūpē operāciju zālē

2017

Bakalaura darba tēma – Saskarsmes īpatnības vājdzirdīgo pacientu aprūpē operāciju zālē. Problēma ir aktuāla, jo dzirde ir viens no dzīves kvalitātes rādītājiem. Ar katru gadu apkārtējā vide kļūst industralizētāka. Tas nozīmē dzirdes traucējumu izplatības pieaugumu sabiedrībā. Visbiežāk dzirdes traucējumi ietekmē saskarsmes spējas ar apkārtējiem. Saskarsmes spējas ir viena no cilvēku pamatvajadzībām. Arī operāciju zālē ir ļoti svarīga saskarsme un komunikācija ar pacientu, arī pat tad, ja pacientam ir dzirdes traucējumi. Darba mērķis ir noskaidrot saskarsmes īpatnības vājdzirdīgo pacientu aprūpē operāciju zālē. Pētniecības uzdevumi ir: Veikt literatūras analīzi par dzirdes traucējumiem, sask…

The neural basis of sublexical speech and corresponding nonspeech processing: a combined EEG-MEG study.

2014

Abstract We addressed the neural organization of speech versus nonspeech sound processing by investigating preattentive cortical auditory processing of changes in five features of a consonant–vowel syllable (consonant, vowel, sound duration, frequency, and intensity) and their acoustically matched nonspeech counterparts in a simultaneous EEG–MEG recording of mismatch negativity (MMN/MMNm). Overall, speech–sound processing was enhanced compared to nonspeech sound processing. This effect was strongest for changes which affect word meaning (consonant, vowel, and vowel duration) in the left and for the vowel identity change in the right hemisphere also. Furthermore, in the right hemisphere, spe…

The representation of segmental information: an fMRI investigation of the consonant-vowel distinction

2004

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USAAvailable online 23 July 2004IntroductionRecent studies suggest that consonants and vowels are repre-sented separately in cognitive/neural space. Much of the evidencecomes from research on dysgraphia (for review, see Miceli & Cap-asso, submitted). In the first place, letter substitution errors preservethe consonant/vowel (CV) status of the target (e.g., cinema fi ciremaor cinoma, but not cintma). Second, there are reports of selectiveimpairment for consonants or vowels. Additional evidence comesfrom disorders of phonology, demonstrating the dissociability be-tween consonants and vowels (Caramazza, Chialant, Capasso, Mthe ISI was variable (mean 6.75 s). Th…

Spelling in Finnish : the case of the double consonant

2021

Because of its regularity, it is relatively easy to learn to read and spell in Finnish. However, a specific hurdle in spelling acquisition seems to be the doubling of consonant letters. In this study on consonant letter doubling spelling in Finnish children (91 Grade 1 and 191 Grade 2 children), we asked two questions. First, are items with double consonant letters (e.g., “kissa” [ˈkisːɑ] ‘cat’) indeed harder to spell than single consonant items (e.g., “kisa” [ˈkisɑ] ‘contest’)? Second, is consonant doubling harder for stop consonants (e.g., “takki” [ˈtɑkːi] ‘coat’) than for continuant consonants (e.g., “kissa&rdq…

How do illiterate adults react to metalinguistic training?

2013

The present study focuses on the capacity of illiterate adults to master three different metalinguistic tasks: judgment of phonological length of words, initial consonant deletion, and lexical segmentation of sentences. Illiterates’ performance, during a pre-test and after training, was compared with that of literates and partial illiterates (adults at the beginning of the process of acquiring literacy) who received the same training. In the pre-test, illiterates were lower than literates in the three tasks; and partial-illiterates were at an intermediate level in two of the tasks. The three groups profited from the training, especially illiterates and partial-illiterates for whom improveme…