1996 Volume 39 Issue 3 Pages 197-203
Nine children with congenital rubella deafness born in 1987 were examined. Four children were small for date, and three manifested congenital heart diseases, asphyxia and meningo-encephalitis. The ages of diagnosis ranged from 2 months to 2 years. The average thresholds of hearing loss ranged from 78dB to 113dB. Presently 6 cases are in the school for deaf, and 3 cases are in the primary school. Developmental tests, WISC-R tests and K type tests showed PDQ or PIQ scores ranged from 78 to 118 and VDQ or VIQ scores ranged from 20 to 118.
It appears highly likely that children with congenital rubella deafness whose birth weights were under 2500g could be associated with neuropsychological development delay or delayed language development for the degree of hearing loss.
