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Speech‐language and hearing complaints of children and adolescents with brain tumors
Author(s) -
Gonçalves Maria Inês R.,
Radzinsky Tatiana Couto,
da Silva Nasjla Saba,
Chiari Brasília Maria,
Consonni Daniella
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.21209
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , swallowing , audiology , psychological intervention , rehabilitation , hearing loss , el niño , pediatrics , physical therapy , surgery , psychiatry , physics , optics
Central nervous system (CNS) tumors generally leave sequelae that may compromise speech, language, swallowing, hearing, and voice functions. This report describes the incidence of speech‐language and hearing complaints and disorders in children and adolescents with CNS tumor under treatment at one of the most important Brazilian reference center for pediatric cancer. One‐hundred ninety patients were examined for speech‐pathology screening and analysis: forty‐two percent presented with complaints and symptoms. From the remaining patients, 68% presented clinical symptoms and 32% were actually free from any speech‐language and hearing‐related symptoms. The high incidence of complaints and symptoms indicate that these patients might benefit from specific rehabilitation interventions. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008;50:706–708. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.