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Hearing objective assessment in patients dyslexia and learning disabilities in Marília-SP and region

Grant number: 11/00484-2
Support Opportunities:Regular Research Grants
Duration: October 01, 2011 - September 30, 2013
Field of knowledge:Health Sciences - Speech Therapy
Principal Investigator:Ana Claudia Figueiredo Frizzo
Grantee:Ana Claudia Figueiredo Frizzo
Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências (FFC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Marília. Marília , SP, Brazil
Associated researchers:Simone Aparecida Capellini

Abstract

Current information from the literature identify the auditory evoked potentials (AEP) as a promising diagnostic tool, the focus and objective functional assessment of the auditory system, which investigates the way the sound of the ear to the auditory cortex and has significant contribution in the characterization of school children disorder (PURDY; KELLY; DAVIES, 2002, ANDREADIS et al., 2009). This study aims to study the components of AEP of short, middle and long latency and compare data from the findings of these measures in children with dyslexia, learning disabilities and good children without learning difficulties. The study is a transversal design and quantitative and qualitative and will be descriptive, exploratory and experimental. 45 children, 15 with a diagnosis of learning disabilities, 15 dyslexics and 15 good readers over the age of 08 years will be evaluated, answered and screened on Laboratory Assessment Deviations Learning, Department of Phonoaudiology, School of Philosophy and Science,University Paulista, Marília. The procedure of the study includes auditory evoked potential short, middle and long latency. The study intends to apply a battery of objective tests to assess the full hearing and contribute to a better characterization of disorders of learning and help to define criteria for diagnosis. (AU)

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