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A Significant Factor in Congenital Rubella Deafness

Mary D. Ames, MD; Stanley A. Plotkin, MD; Richard A. Winchester, PhD; Thomas E. Atkins, PhD

JAMA. 1970;213(3):419-421.

Abstract
Central auditory imperception was found as the only cause for the failure of 30 of 118 children with congenital rubella to respond to sound. An additional 20 children were found to have central auditory imperception in association with peripheral hearing loss and blindness.¹ Since the presenting problem was failure to develop speech, central auditory imperception, peripheral hearing impairment, and mental retardation had to be considered in the differential diagnosis. Audiometry and psychological testing were used to separate these deficits. The type of education required varies with the diagnosis.

Author Affiliations
From the departments of pediatrics and rehabilitation, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Footnotes
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