Pediatric phoniatry outpatient ward: clinical and epidemiological characteristics.

UNLABELLED: Children with language or learning impairment and normal hearing need phoniatric assessment to analyse various communication and development aspects targeting the differential diagnosis and therapeutic indications. OBJECTIVE: Characterize clinical and epidemiological features of a pediatric population treated in a phoniatric outpatient clinic. METHOD: A cross-sectional historical cohort study (retrospective study) was performed involving 68 patients undergoing phoniatric consultation. Outcome measures were age, gender, source of referral for phoniatric consultation, phoniatric diagnosis, mean age at diagnosis, neonatal risks, family history of communication disorders and referrals. RESULTS: 70.58% were male and 29.42% female, mean age 6.85 ± 2.49 years. 63.23% from external services and 45.59% had no hearing diagnosis. 14 different diagnoses were performed: 50% had Cerebral Palsy, Specific Language Impairment and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. The difference between the average ages was statistically significant (F = 4.369 p = 0.00). 50% had a family history of communication disorders and 51.47% history of neonatal risk. 51.47% were referred for neurological consultation and 79.41% for therapies. CONCLUSION: The population seen was predominantly male, with more complex language development deviations probably due to multiple etiologies. Many of them had no hearing diagnosis.

Ambulatório de foniatria infantil: características clínicas e epidemiológicas / Pediatric phoniatry outpatient ward: clinical and epidemiological characteristics

Crianças com alteração de linguagem ou aprendizagem e audição normal necessitam uma avaliação foniátrica para analisar os vários aspectos da comunicação e do desenvolvimento visando o diagnóstico diferencial e as indicações terapêuticas. OBJETIVO: Caracterizar clínica e epidemiologicamente uma população pediátrica atendida em ambulatório foniátrico. MÉTODO: Forma de Estudo: coorte histórica com corte transversal. Sessenta e oito pacientes submetidos à consulta foniátrica. As medidas de desfecho foram idade, sexo, origem do encaminhamento para a consulta foniátrica, diagnóstico, idade média dos indivíduos em cada diagnóstico, riscos neonatais, antecedentes familiares para distúrbios da comunicação e encaminhamentos realizados. RESULTADOS: 70,58% do sexo masculino e 29,42% do feminino com idade média de 6,85 ± 2,49 anos. 63,23% oriundos de serviços externos e 45,59% sem diagnóstico auditivo. Foram realizados 14 diagnósticos diferentes. 50% receberam diagnóstico de Paralisia Cerebral, Distúrbio Específico de Linguagem e Transtorno Invasivo do Desenvolvimento. A diferença entre as idades médias foi estatisticamente significativa (F = 4,369 p = 0,00). 50% apre-sentaram história familiar para distúrbios da comunicação e 51,47% de risco neonatal. 51,47% foram encaminhados para uma consulta neurológica e 79,41% para terapias. CONCLUSÃO: A população atendida é predominantemente masculina, com alterações mais complexas de desenvolvimento de linguagem por provável etiologia multifatorial, muitos sem diagnóstico auditivo.

Children with language or learning impairment and normal hearing need phoniatric assessment to analyse various communication and development aspects targeting the differential diagnosis and therapeutic indications. OBJECTIVE: Characterize clinical and epidemiological features of a pediatric population treated in a phoniatric outpatient clinic. METHOD: A cross-sectional historical cohort study (retrospective study) was performed involving 68 patients undergoing phoniatric consultation. Outcome measures were age, gender, source of referral for phoniatric consultation, phoniatric diagnosis, mean age at diagnosis, neonatal risks, family history of communication disorders and referrals. RESULTS: 70.58% were male and 29.42% female, mean age 6.85 ± 2.49 years. 63.23% from external services and 45.59% had no hearing diagnosis. 14 different diagnoses were performed: 50% had Cerebral Palsy, Specific Language Impairment and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. The difference between the average ages was statistically significant (F = 4.369 p = 0.00). 50% had a family history of communication disorders and 51.47% history of neonatal risk. 51.47% were referred for neurological consultation and 79.41% for therapies. CONCLUSION: The population seen was predominantly male, with more complex language development deviations probably due to multiple etiologies. Many of them had no hearing diagnosis.

Malformações das orelhas média e interna em dois casos de síndrome velocardiofacial / Middle and inner ear malformations in two cases of velocardiofacial syndrome

Objetivo: Descrever as características audiométricas e malformações das orelhas média e interna em dois pacientes portadores de síndrome velocardiofacial. Método: Avaliação audiométrica, tomografia computadorizada dos ossos temporais e análise de DNA, para marcadores múltiplos da região 22q11, foram realizadas em dois pacientes com sinais clínicos da síndrome velocardiofacial. Resultados: Perdas auditivas condutivas relacionadas com otite média crônica e malformações das orelhas média e interna foram encontradas, estas últimas com a utilização de reformatações baseadas em aquisições multislice da tomografia computadorizada dos ossos temporais. Conclusão: Consideramos de grande importância realizar uma completa avaliação e monitoramento da evolução da função auditiva, bem como do surgimento de sintomas relacionados à função vestibular em pacientes com a síndrome velocardiofacial. Do ponto de vista radiológico chamamos a atenção para o uso de técnicas de alta qualidade para o estudo tomográfico dos ossos temporais. Palavras chave: orelha, perda auditiva, velocardiofacial.

Objective: To describe audiometric characteristics and middle and inner ear malformations in two patients with velocardiofacial syndrome. Method: Audiometric evaluation, computerized tomography of the temporal bones and analysis of DNA for multiple markers of 22q11 region were performed in two patients with clinical signs of velocardiofacial syndrome. Results: Conductive hearing loss related to chronic otites media and middle and inner ear malformations were found, the latter with the use of reformations based on multislice acquisitions on of the computerized tomography of the temporal bones. Conclusion: We consider it to be highly important to carry out a thorough evaluation and monitoring of the hearing evolution, as well as the occurrence of symptoms related to the vestibular function in patients with velocardiofacial syndrome. From the radiological point of view, attention should be given to the use of high quality techniques for the tomographic study of temporal bones.