title: Hearing rehabilitation in cerebral palsy: development of language and hearing after cochlear implantation.
abstract: Auditory rehabilitation in children with bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss with cochlear implant has been developed in recent decades; however, the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy still remains a challenge to otolaryngology and speech therapy professionals.
  
  
  
  To verify the effectiveness of cochlear implants in the development of auditory and language skills in children with cerebral palsy.
  
  
  
  A prospective analytical study. The evaluation of auditory responses to speech test was applied to the children in this study at regular intervals following implantation. Standardized tests that assess and quantify the development of auditory and language skills were administered and speech therapy video records and speech therapy files were analyzed. All children went through individually tailored intensive audiological rehabilitation programs following cochlear implantation.
  
  
  
  Two participants had gradual auditory and language development when compared to other participants who reached advanced levels in hearing and oral language classifications.
  
  
  
  The use of the Cochlear implant enabled participants to reach advanced stages of hearing and language skills in three of the five participants with cerebral palsy in this study. This electronic device is a viable therapeutic option for children with cerebral palsy to help them achieve complex levels of auditory and language skills.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Anacléia Melo da Silva
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hilgenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carolina Costa
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Ferreira
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Caldas
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, DF, Brazil; Department of Psychology, Centro Universitário Planalto do Distrito Federal (UNIPLAN), Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata de Sousa
authors.initials: Rde S
authors.lastname: Tschiedel
authors.affiliation: Division of Audiology, University College of London (UCL), London, England, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Tatiana Medeiros
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Deperon
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, DF, Brazil. Electronic address: cleiana_23@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Fayez
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bahmad
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000601:surgery; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013067:Speech Perception; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Cerebral palsy; Cochlear implants; Hearing loss; Implante coclear; Paralisia cerebral; Perda auditiva