Abstract
Hearing was evaluated in 244 ears of 124 children in Angola by auditory brainstem response audiometry 3 months after bacterial meningitis. Of all ears, 81% recovered without impairment. Of all children, 74% recovered without impairment, 5% had unilateral and 11% bilateral impairment. Seizures before or during hospital stay and disease severity were the best predictors of ≥ 80 dB impairment.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Angola / epidemiology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
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Female
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Glasgow Coma Scale
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Hearing Loss / epidemiology
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Hearing Loss / microbiology*
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Meningitis, Bacterial / complications*
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Meningitis, Bacterial / epidemiology
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Prospective Studies
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Seizures / microbiology
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Treatment Outcome