Neonatal brainstem auditory function associates with early receptive language development in preterm children
Suvi Stolt; Jaana Antinmaa; Satu Jääskeläinen; Jaakko Salonen; Anne Kaljonen; Helena Lapinleimu
Neonatal brainstem auditory function associates with early receptive language development in preterm children
Suvi Stolt
Jaana Antinmaa
Satu Jääskeläinen
Jaakko Salonen
Anne Kaljonen
Helena Lapinleimu
WILEY
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042825531
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042825531
Tiivistelmä
Aim
To study whether auditory function measured with brainstem auditory evoked potential and brainstem audiometry recordings in the neonatal period associates with language development 1 year later in preterm infants.
Methods
This retrospective study included 155 preterm infants (birthweight <= 1500 g and/or birth <= 32 gestational weeks) born between 2007 and 2012 at the Turku University Hospital. Auditory function was recorded in neonatal period. Information of language development was gathered at the mean corrected age of 1 year by using the Finnish version of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory.
Results
Slower auditory processing (longer interpeak interval, IPI I-V) in the right ear in the neonatal brainstem auditory evoked potential recording associated with smaller receptive lexicon size at 1 year (P = .043). Infants with longer IPI I-V were more likely to have a deviant (<= 17 words) receptive lexicon size (P = .033). The absence of a contralateral response with right ear stimulation increased the risk for deviant lexicon size (P = .049).
Conclusion
The results suggest that impaired auditory function in the neonatal period in preterm infants may lead to a poorer receptive language outcome 1 year later. Auditory pathway function assessment provides information for the identification of preterm children at risk for weak language development.
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- Rinnakkaistallenteet [19207]