Processamento auditivo em crianças infectadas pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana / Auditory processing in children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

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2007

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ALFAYA, L. M. - Auditory processing in children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. 108 f. Dissertação (Mestrado) o, Ribeirão Preto, 2007. This research aimed to evaluate auditory processing of HIV-positive children by using the behavioral tests: Simplified Auditory Processing Test (SAPT), which includes sound localization test, verbal and non-verbal memory tests; Pediatric Speech Test Competing Message (ICM) and Portuguese version of Staggered Spondaic Word Test. We evaluated 15 children with HIV that were in medical treatment at Special Unity of Infectious Disease Treatment and 15 children with no risk factors to be infected by HIV. All children had their age ranging from 8 to 9 years old. Lack of attention was the main complaint in both groups. The results show high incidence of alterations in both groups in almost every test applied, except in PSI (CCM). Analyzing the SAPT we detected prevalence of wrong answers in verbal memory test and in PSI the greater number of errors was at ICM condition. SSW was the test which showed high incidence of wrong results with prevalence of mistakes on overlapping conditions, mainly in left ear to both groups. Another observed aspect was the improvement that occurred at age of 9 years old. The findings reinforce the importance of auditory follow up from HIV infected children and the necessity of giving special attention to the auditory aspects at learning process, making the auditory processing disorders easy to be early detected as well as providing suitable treatment.

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children crianças hiv auditory tests testes auditivos hiv

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