Long latency auditory evoked potentials in childrem with cochlear implants

• Grant number: 11/18369-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: February 01, 2012
• End date: December 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Speech Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Ana Claudia Martinho de Carvalho
• Grantee: Liliane Aparecida Fagundes Silva
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FM). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Theme: Long Latency Auditory Evoked Potentials in children with cochlear implants (CI). Objective: To analyze changes in the morphology and in the latency values in Cortical Auditory Evoked Potential before and three months after cochlear implantation in children. Methodology: Cross-sectional clinical study in a group of six children with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, which received surgical indication for cochlear implants. Cortical Auditory Evoked Potential will be measured in sound field condition in two different ways: prior to cochlear implant surgery and after three months of use. Scientific contributions: The results obtained in this study will demonstrated the maturation of the auditory system after CI use in children.