[Assessment of auditory behaviour and neuropsychomotor development of low weight infants].
PURPOSES AND METHODS: The aims of this study were: to detect moderate to profound hearing loss in high risk infants for deafness, to follow up their auditory development (localization of the sound source- Hear Kit - Downs, 1984); and their neuropsychomotor development during the two first years of life. All subjects were submitted to cerebral ultra sound assessment.


RESULTS
An infant with a suspected hearing loss was identified and nine infants presented neuropsychomotor development delay. In a transversal analysis of the hearing assessment data it was verified that infants in this study presented different response than the referred in the American literature.


CONCLUSIONS
It was concluded that 5% of the infants were delayed in localizing the sound source. Medical peech and hearing follow up during the two first years of life of high risk infants for deafness is important and advisable.
Lichtig
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Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Monteiro
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Couto
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Haro
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Campos
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Vaz
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Okay
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D001308:Auditory Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography