Learning disability in children with postmeningitic cochlear implants.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the effects of learning disability on measures of auditory perception, receptive language development, and sequential organization in children with postmeningitic cochlear implants.


METHODS
Retrospective study. Follow-up ranged from 12 months to 7 years.


METHODS
Tertiary care center.


METHODS
Ten pediatric patients with cochlear implants, 5 with documented learning disability.


METHODS
Pediatric cochlear implant test battery performance.


RESULTS
Children with learning disability showed slower progress, more inconsistencies, and lower test scores than their partners without learning disability.


CONCLUSIONS
Learning disability is not a contraindication to cochlear implantation, but preoperative counseling must be available to families and support personnel about preoperative achievements and expectation for these children.
Isaacson
J E
JE
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
Hasenstab
M S
MS
Wohl
D L
DL
Williams
G H
GH
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007804:Language Development; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013067:Speech Perception