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Data management for early hearing detection and intervention in South Africa

South African Journal of Information Management, 2017
Introduction: Internationally, newborn hearing screening is becoming part of standard neonatal healthcare service guidelines for the implementation of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) initiatives, including screening, diagnosis, data ...
Selvarani Moodley, Claudine Storbeck
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Unmet Dental Needs Among Mid-to-Older Deaf and Hard of Hearing Women in the U.S.

Frontiers in Oral Health, 2022
IntroductionDespite the significant number of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people living in the U.S., oral health research on DHH people who use American Sign Language (ASL) is virtually nonexistent.
Andrew Donald, Sowmya R. Rao, Katja Jacobs, Nthabeleng MacDonald, Poorna Kushalnagar   +4 more
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A systematic scoping review of early interventions for parents of deaf infants

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Over 90% of the 50,000 deaf children in the UK have hearing parents, many of whom were not expecting a deaf child and may require specialist support.
B. Wright, R. Hargate, M. Garside, G. Carr, T. Wakefield, R. Swanwick, I. Noon, P. Simpson   +7 more
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Integrated Discourse Therapy After Glioblastoma: A Case Report of Face-To-Face and Tele-NeuroRehabilitation Treatment Delivery

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
Background: Language and communication impairments are among the most frequently reported long-term behavioral consequences of brain tumor. Such deficits may persist long after a patient has been discharged from the hospital and can significantly impact ...
Lisa Milman, Emma Anderson, Katelyn Thatcher, Deborah Amundson, Chance Johnson, Morgan Jones, Louie Valles, Dale Willis   +7 more
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Quality of Life and Needs of Deaf Informal Caregivers of Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2020
No studies have included the experiences and needs of informal caregivers who are deaf, use American Sign Language (ASL), and care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias (ADRD).
Donalda Ammons EdD, Alina Engelman Dr Ph, Poorna Kushalnagar PhD   +2 more
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Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Dutch Newborns; Results of the Nationwide Well-Baby Newborn Hearing Screening Program

Applied Sciences, 2022
Background: Few studies report prevalence rates of hearing loss in newborns for nationwide populations. The Dutch well-baby newborn hearing screening covers almost all eligible children and has high participation rates for follow-up screening rounds and ...
Rosanne B. van der Zee, Noëlle N. Uilenburg, Catharina (Kitty) P. B. van der Ploeg, Evelien Dirks   +3 more
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Monitoring indicators of scholarly language: A progress monitoring tool for documenting changes in narrative complexity over time

Frontiers in Education, 2022
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the differences in narrative macrostructure abilities of children in different age groups using a progress monitoring tool based in discourse theory.
Megan Israelsen-Augenstein, Carly Fox, Sandra L. Gillam, Sarai Holbrook, Ronald Gillam   +4 more
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Rethinking Communication Barriers: Educational Attainment in Cervical Cancer Screening Among American Sign Language Users

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
Deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing (DDBHH) American Sign Language (ASL) users assigned female at birth experience disparities in cervical cancer screening.
Hiruni Hewapathiranage-Mayadunne, Erika Bergeron, Poorna Kushalnagar   +2 more
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RNA Sequencing Resolves Cryptic Pathogenic Variants in Mitochondrial Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Mitochondrial diseases are the most common inherited metabolic disorders, characterized by pronounced clinical and genetic heterogeneity that complicates molecular diagnosis. Although DNA‐based sequencing approaches have become standard in genetic testing, up to half of patients remain without a definitive diagnosis.
Zhimei Liu, Xin Duan, Fatemeh Peymani, Jia Wang, Chengjia Bao, Chaolong Xu, Ying Zou, Zixuan Zhang, Yunxi Zhang, Tongyue Li, Martin Pavlov, Junling Wang, Minhan Song, Tianyu Song, Xiaodi Han, Mingxi Sun, Danmin Shen, Ruoyu Duan, Huafang Jiang, Manting Xu, Holger Prokisch, Fang Fang   +21 more
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Sertraline Treatment Can Mimic Niemann‐Pick Type C Biomarker Profile: A Diagnostic Pitfall

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oxysterols (cholestane‐3β,5α,6β‐triol and 7‐ketocholesterol) and N‐palmitoyl‐O‐phosphocholineserine (PPCS) are sensitive biomarkers for Niemann‐Pick disease type C (NPC) screening. However, false‐positive results occur, with a biomarker profile suggestive of NPC despite the absence of pathogenic variants in genes involved in NPC or ...
Maria Makrygianni, Cecile Pagan, Antony Citterio‐Quentin, Isabelle Rouvet, Giulia Dingeo, Cyril Hanin, Claudine Laurent‐Levinson, Samia Pichard, Bénédicte Héron, Clément Gourguechon, Daniele Mandia, Jerome Guitton, Carole Lacout, Nicolas Schleinitz, Florient Potier, Olivier Flabeau, Elsa Besse‐Pinot, Foudil Lamari, Magali Pettazzoni, Yann Nadjar   +19 more
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