Visuomotor integration ability of pre-lingually deaf children predicts audiological outcome with a cochlear implant: a first report.
We investigated the predictive relations between pre-implant visuomotor integration ability and subsequent oral speech/language outcomes in prelingually deaf children who use cochlear implants (CIs). Prior to implantation, children were given a task that tested their accuracy in copying geometric forms. Performance on this task predicted speech perception, sentence comprehension, and speech intelligibility outcomes over 3 years of CI use. We conclude that individual differences in visuomotor integration ability are predictive of some audiological outcome measures in deaf children with CIs.
DeVault Otologic Research Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Research Wing Rm 044, 699 West Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States.
David L
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Horn
Rebecca A O
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Davis
David B
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Pisoni
Richard T
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Miyamoto