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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2019

Clinical Expertise Is Core to an Evidence-Based Approach to Auditory Processing Disorder: A Reply to Neijenhuis et al. 2019.

Vasiliki Iliadou, Christiane Kiese-Himmel, Doris-Eva Bamiou, Helen Grech, Martin Ptok, Gail D Chermak, Hung Thai-Van, Tone Stokkereit Mattsson, Frank E Musiek

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 9 institutions in 7 countries.

Vasiliki IliadouClinical Psychoacoustics Lab, Third Department of Psychiatry, Neuroscience Sector, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Christiane Kiese-HimmelPhoniatric and Pediatric Audiological Psychology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany.
Doris-Eva BamiouFaculty of Brain Sciences, University College London Ear Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Helen GrechDepartment of Communication Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
Martin PtokDepartment of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hanover, Germany.
Gail D ChermakDepartment of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane, Spokane, WA, United States.
Hung Thai-VanDepartment of Audiology and Otoneurological Evaluation, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Paris Hearing Institute, Centre de l'Institut Pasteur, Inserm U1120, Paris, France.
Tone Stokkereit MattssonDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ålesund Hospital, Ålesund, Norway.
Frank E MusiekNeuroaudiology Lab, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Ålesund Hospital · NOAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRHospices Civils de Lyon · FRMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Arizona · USUniversity of Göttingen · DEUniversity of Malta · MTWashington State University Spokane · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The opinion article "An Evidence-based Perspective on Misconceptions Regarding Pediatric Auditory Processing Disorder" by Neijenhuis et al. (1) presents a distorted view of the evidence-based approach used in medicine. The authors focus on the amorphous non-diagnostic entity "listening difficulties" not auditory processing disorder (APD) and create confusion that could jeopardize clinical services to individuals with APD. In our perspective article, we rebut Neijenhuis et al. (1), and more importantly, we present a rationale for evidence-based practice founded on the premise that research on APD is only clinically applicable when conducted on clinical populations diagnosed with APD.

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auditory processing disorderevidence-based approachhearingpediatricssystematic reviews

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PMID31681157
PMCPMC6813210
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