Screening for defective hearing in infancy

Manifestations of cerebral dysfunction in infancy and their association with toxaemia and antepartum haemorrhage. A cohort study.

“…The developmental age scores are a function of the number of items passed at a particular age, and the test is designed to yield both aggregate and subscale developmental quotients. The presence of neurological disorder was determined by the use ofa battery of observations covering muscle tone, reflex activity, neuromotor patterns, and special sensory function (Gesell and Amatruda, 1941;Knobloch and Pasamanick, 1962;Roberts, 1968). Approximately 300 items of information were required to complete the project questionnaire, of which 200 were behavioural observations and the remainder historical data.…”

Auditory Screening of Four‐year‐old Children

“…Most severely deaf children are now detected at an early age, but partially hearing children, if not examined, may be undetected throughout pre-school age (6,11) as their symptoms are not always well understood by parents or teachers (10,13).…”