title: Speech-language and hearing complaints of children and adolescents with brain tumors.
abstract: Central nervous system (CNS) tumors generally leave sequelae that may compromise speech, language, swallowing, hearing, and voice functions. This report describes the incidence of speech-language and hearing complaints and disorders in children and adolescents with CNS tumor under treatment at one of the most important Brazilian reference center for pediatric cancer. One-hundred ninety patients were examined for speech-pathology screening and analysis: forty-two percent presented with complaints and symptoms. From the remaining patients, 68% presented clinical symptoms and 32% were actually free from any speech-language and hearing-related symptoms. The high incidence of complaints and symptoms indicate that these patients might benefit from specific rehabilitation interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Universìdade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Inês R
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Tatiana Couto
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Radzinsky
authors.forename: Nasjla Saba
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Brasília Maria
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Chiari
authors.forename: Daniella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Consonni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents