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Jon E. Isaacson, MD; M. Suzanne Hasenstab, PhD; Daniel L. Wohl, MD; George H. Williams, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1996;122(9):929-936.

Abstract
Objective
To determine the effects of learning disability on measures of auditory perception, receptive language development, and sequential organization in children with postmeningitic cochlear implants.

Design
Retrospective study. Follow-up ranged from 12 months to 7 years.

Setting
Tertiary care center.

Patients
Ten pediatric patients with cochlear implants, 5 with documented learning disability.

Main Outcome Measure
Pediatric cochlear implant test battery performance.

Results
Children with learning disability showed slower progress, more inconsistencies, and lower test scores than their partners without learning disability.

Conclusion
Learning disability is not a contraindication to cochlear implantation, but preoperative counseling must be available to families and support personnel about preoperative achievements and expectation for these children.

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1996;122:929-936

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.

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