title: [Early diagnosis of childhood deafness and therapeutic workup].
abstract: The aim of this paper is to emphasize the importance of hearing as the main component of human communication, the identification of the risk group for hearing deficiencies and the role of brainstem evoked auditory potentials as an early detection method, which is essential for starting both medical and educational intervention in order to optimize the child's communication development and social abilities. The author presents a case report of a severe hearing loss patient whose diagnosis was done on his first day of life.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Univrsidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Souza