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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Morpho-Syntactic Deficit in Children with Cochlear Implant: Consequence of Hearing Loss or Concomitant Impairment to the Language System?

Erika Benassi, Sonia Boria, Maria Teresa Berghenti, Michela Camia, Maristella Scorza, Giuseppe Cossu

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Erika BenassiDepartment of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4067-7580
Sonia BoriaCenter for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Study of Communication and Socialization Disorders, NPIA, AUSL of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy.
Maria Teresa BerghentiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Michela CamiaDepartment of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Maristella ScorzaDepartment of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Giuseppe CossuMedical Centre of Phoniatrics, 35142 Padova, Italy.
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia · ITUniversity of Padua · ITUniversity of Parma · IT

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Abstract

backgroundAmong implanted children with similar duration of auditory deprivation and clinical history, the morpho-syntactic skills remain highly variable, suggesting that other fundamental factors may determine the linguistic outcomes of these children, beyond their auditory recovery. The present study analyzed the morpho-syntactic discrepancies among three children with cochlear implant (CI), with the aim of understanding if morpho-syntactic deficits may be characterized as a domain-specific language disorder.

methodThe three children (mean age = 7.2; SD = 0.4) received their CI at 2.7, 3.7, and 5.9 years of age. Their morpho-syntactic skills were evaluated in both comprehension and production and compared with 15 age-matched normal-hearing children (mean age = 6.6; SD = 0.3).

resultsCases 1 and 2 displayed a marked impairment across morphology and syntax, whereas Case 3, the late-implanted child, showed a morpho-syntactic profile well within the normal boundaries. A qualitative analysis showed, in Cases 1 and 2, language deficits similar to those of normal hearing children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).

conclusionsWe suggest that a severe grammatical deficit may be, in some implanted children, the final outcome of a

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Cochlear ImplantationCochlear ImplantsDeafnessHearing LossChildHumansLanguagechildren with hearing losscochlear implantlanguage disordermorpho-syntactic impairment

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