Article
[Genetic deafness:the primary cause of sensorineural hearing loss in children].
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 1 Mar 2001
Lina-Granade G, Morlé L, Alloisio N, Edery P, Plauchu H, Truy E, Disant F, Collet L
Abstract excerpt
Genetically-transferred hearing impairments account for more than 50% of cases of pediatric sensorineural hearing defects. Multiple clinical aspects are involved in genetic hearing impairment, including the involvement of other organs, genetic inheritance, and the degree and age at onset of hearing loss. Diagnosis relies on family history, on the systematic investigation of the symptomatology including an...
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