Developmental dysgraphia with profound hearing impairment: intervention by auditory methods enabled by cochlear implant.
Learning disability combined with hearing impairment (LDHI) is a poor prognostic factor for the language development of hearing impaired children after educational intervention. A typical example of a child with LDHI and effective interventions provided by cochlear implants are presented in this report. A case of congenital cytomegaloviral infection that showed dysgraphia as well as profound deafness was reported and an underlying visual processing problem diagnosed in the present case caused the patient's dysgraphia. The dysgraphia could be circumvented by the use of auditory memory fairly established by a cochlear implant.
Fukushima
Kunihiro
K
Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikata cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. kuni@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
Kawasaki
Akihiro
A
Nagayasu
Rie
R
Kunisue
Kazuya
K
Maeda
Yukihide
Y
Kariya
Shin
S
Kataoka
Yuko
Y
Nishizaki
Kazunori
K
D000381:Agraphia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language