title: Central auditory processing outcome after stroke in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate central auditory processing in children with unilateral stroke and to verify whether the hemisphere affected by the lesion influenced auditory competence.
  
  
  METHODS
  23 children (13 male) between 7 and 16 years old were evaluated through speech-in-noise tests (auditory closure); dichotic digit test and staggered spondaic word test (selective attention); pitch pattern and duration pattern sequence tests (temporal processing) and their results were compared with control children. Auditory competence was established according to the performance in auditory analysis ability.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Was verified similar performance between groups in auditory closure ability and pronounced deficits in selective attention and temporal processing abilities. Most children with stroke showed an impaired auditory ability in a moderate degree.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children with stroke showed deficits in auditory processing and the degree of impairment was not related to the hemisphere affected by the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Karla M I
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Freiria  Elias
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carolina Camargo
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marina Junqueira
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Airoldi
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Katia Maria D
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sônia das Dores
authors.initials: Sd
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sylvia Maria
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ciasca
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Valeriana L
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Moura-Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001304:Auditory Diseases, Central / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013997:Time Factors