CDC Kerala 6: Validation of Language Evaluation Scale Trivandrum (0–3 y) Against Receptive Expressive Emergent Language Scale in a Developmental Evaluation Clinic Population

2014 ◽  
Vol 81 (S2) ◽  
pp. 99-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. C. Nair ◽  
A. O. Mini ◽  
Deepa Bhaskaran ◽  
G. S. Harikumaran Nair ◽  
Babu George ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Evaluation ◽  
Clinic Population ◽  
Emergent Language

scholarly journals Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Otitis Media With Effusion in Children: Future Therapeutic Implications

2021 ◽  
pp. 019459982098745
Author(s):  
Mirko Aldè ◽  
Federica Di Berardino ◽  
Paola Marchisio ◽  
Giovanna Cantarella ◽  
Umberto Ambrosetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Vestibular Disorders ◽  
Therapeutic Implications ◽  
History Of ◽  
Clinic Population

Objective To evaluate the role of social isolation during the lockdown due to the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) in modifying the prevalence of otitis media with effusion (OME) and the natural history of chronic OME. Study Design Retrospective study. Setting Tertiary level referral audiologic center. Methods We assessed the prevalence of OME among children aged 6 months to 12 years who attended the outpatient clinic for hearing or vestibular disorders during 2 periods before the lockdown, May-June 2019 (n = 350) and January-February 2020 (n = 366), and the period immediately after the lockdown, May-June 2020 (n = 216). We also compared the disease resolution rates between a subgroup of children with chronic OME (n = 30) who were diagnosed in summer 2019 and reevaluated in May-June 2020 and a similar subgroup (n = 29) assessed in 2018-2019. Results The prevalence of OME in this clinic population was 40.6% in May-June 2019, 52.2% in January-February 2020, and 2.3% in May-June 2020. Children with chronic OME had a higher rate of disease resolution in May-June 2020 (93.3%) than those examined in May-June 2019 (20.7%, P < .001). Conclusion Closure of schools and the physical distancing rules were correlated with a reduction in the prevalence of OME and favored the resolution of its chronic forms among children who attended the outpatient clinic. These data could suggest that in the presence of chronic OME, keeping young children out of group care settings for a period might be beneficial to allow for OME resolution.

Reduction in High-Frequency Hearing Aid Gain Can Improve Performance in Patients With Contralateral Cochlear Implant: A Pilot Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 462-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica J. Messersmith ◽  
Lindsey E. Jorgensen ◽  
Jessica A. Hagg
Keyword(s):  
Speech Perception ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Chart Review ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Retrospective Chart Review ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Bimodal Condition ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Clinic Population

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether an alternate fitting strategy, specifically adjustment to gains in a hearing aid (HA), would improve performance in patients who experienced poorer performance in the bimodal condition when the HA was fit to traditional targets. Method This study was a retrospective chart review from a local clinic population seen during a 6-month period. Participants included 6 users of bimodal stimulation. Two performed poorer in the cochlear implant (CI) + HA condition than in the CI-only condition. One individual performed higher in the bimodal condition, but the overall performance was low. Three age range–matched users whose performance increased when the HA was used in conjunction with a CI were also included. The HA gain was reduced beyond 2000 Hz. Speech perception scores were obtained pre- and postmodification to the HA fitting. Results All listeners whose HA was programmed using the modified approach demonstrated improved speech perception scores with the modified HA fit in the bimodal condition when compared with the traditional HA fit in the bimodal condition. Conclusion Modifications to gains above 2000 Hz in the HA may improve performance for bimodal listeners who perform more poorly in the bimodal condition when the HA is fit to traditional targets.

Predictive validity of the Italian parental questionnaire for developmental evaluation at age 4 (QS4-G)

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 600-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Bevilacqua ◽  
Patrizia Giannantoni ◽  
Patrizio Pasqualetti ◽  
Vincenzo M di Ciommo ◽  
Maria Franca Coletti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Developmental Evaluation ◽  
Parental Questionnaire

Preliminary Predictors of Initial Attendance, Symptom Burden, and Motor Subtype in a US Functional Neurological Disorders Clinic Population

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Perez ◽  
Sigrid S. Young ◽  
Julie N. King ◽  
Anthony J. Guarino ◽  
Barbara A. Dworetzky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Symptom Burden ◽  
Clinic Population ◽  
Functional Neurological Disorders

Prevalence, causes and outcome of vulval pain in a genitourinary medicine clinic population

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
M L Denbow ◽  
M A Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Genital Herpes ◽  
Vulvar Vestibulitis ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome ◽  
Medicine Clinic ◽  
Detailed Assessment ◽  
Genitourinary Medicine ◽  
Clinic Population

Summary: A detailed assessment was completed on 150 consecutive new female patients attending a walk-in genitourinary medicine clinic, in order to elicit the features of vulval pain. Twenty patients (13.3%) experienced vulval pain, and of these, 15 (75%) had an infective cause demonstrated. Candidiasis was demonstrated in more than half (55%) of them and one-fifth had genital herpes. Of the 5 patients in whom no infection was present, 2 were diagnosed with the vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS) following their referral to the dedicated vulval clinic.

SEASON OF BIRTH AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS: SUMMER BIRTH IS ASSOCIATED WITH DYSLEXIA

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-212
Author(s):  
Richard Livingston ◽  
Balkozar S. Adam ◽  
H. Stefan Bracha
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Curve ◽  
Early Summer ◽  
Season Of Birth ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Birth Cohorts ◽  
Neurological Soft Signs ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum ◽  
Child Bearing ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Clinic Population

Objective: Increased risk for certain psychiatric disorders has been associated with season of birth. This study was undertaken to look for hypothesized season-of-birth effects for dyslexia, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and neurological soft signs in children and adolescents. Method: Month of birth and the diagnostic findings in question were examined based on charts from a clinic population of 585 boys. Odds ratios and etiological fractions were calculated. Results: Neurological soft signs showed a sporadic peak for June births and schizophrenia spectrum showed a peak for August and November. A smooth curve suggesting true seasonality was evident in dyslexia for births in May, June, and July. For different 5-year birth cohorts, early summer birth accounts for 24 to 71% of cases of dyslexia. Conclusions: The authors suggest that viral infection, especially influenza, during the second trimester of pregnancy is the most attractive hypothesis to explain these findings. If this hypothesis is supported, immunization in women of child-bearing age could reduce the incidence of dyslexia. Secondary prevention could also be enhanced by early identification and treatment of children who were exposed in utero.

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