Prevalence of auditory neuropathy (AN) among infants and young children with severe to profound hearing loss

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 937-939

  Sanyelbhaa Talaat, Hossam ^a   Kabel, Abdelmagied Hasn ^a   Samy, Hesham ^b   Elbadry, Mohamed ^b  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Al Meniya University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Auditory neuropathy; Cochlear microphonics; Sensorineural hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; COCHLEA POTENTIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR MICROPHONIC POTENTIALS; COMORBIDITY; EGYPT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 67349211494     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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