title: Cortical electrophysiological markers of language abilities in children with hearing AIDS: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEPs) in pediatric hearing aid (HA) users, with and without language impairment.
  
  
  METHODS
  CAEPs were measured in 11 pediatric HA users (age: 8-12 years) with moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (HL); participants were classified according to language ability. CAEPs were also measured for a control group of 11 age-matched, normal-hearing (NH) children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  HL children without language impairment exhibited normal CAEPs. HL children with language impairment exhibited atypical temporal CAEPs, characterized by the absence of N1c; frontocentral responses displayed normal age-related patterns.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest that abnormal temporal brain function may underlie language impairment in pediatric HA users with moderate sensorineural HL.
authors.affiliation: CHRU de Tours, Service ORL et Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, boulevard Tonnellé, 37044 Tours, France ; INSERM U930, 37044 Tours, France ; Université François-Rabelais de Tours, CHRU de Tours, UMR-S930, 37044 Tours, France.
authors.forename: David
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1417-5082
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bakhos
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Psycholinguistique Expérimentale, Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l'Education, Université de Genève, 40 boulevard du pont d'Arve, 1211 Genève 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Delage
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Galvin
authors.affiliation: CHRU de Tours, Service ORL et Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, boulevard Tonnellé, 37044 Tours, France ; INSERM U930, 37044 Tours, France ; Université François-Rabelais de Tours, CHRU de Tours, UMR-S930, 37044 Tours, France.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lescanne
authors.affiliation: INSERM U930, 37044 Tours, France ; Université François-Rabelais de Tours, CHRU de Tours, UMR-S930, 37044 Tours, France.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.affiliation: INSERM U930, 37044 Tours, France ; Université François-Rabelais de Tours, CHRU de Tours, UMR-S930, 37044 Tours, France ; CHRU de Tours, Service de Pédopsychiatrie, boulevard Tonnellé, 37044 Tours, France.
authors.forename: Frédérique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonnet-Brilhault
authors.affiliation: INSERM U930, 37044 Tours, France ; Université François-Rabelais de Tours, CHRU de Tours, UMR-S930, 37044 Tours, France.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bruneau
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000293:Adolescent; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D003051:Cochlea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects