Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6848172 | Research in Developmental Disabilities | 2018 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Speech and language impairments associated with central nervous system infections have been reported in the literature. EV are medically important human pathogens and associated with select neuropsychiatric diseases. Notwithstanding, relatively few reports have mentioned the effects of EV infection on speech and language problems. Our study used a nationwide longitudinal dataset and identified that children with EV infection have a greater risk for speech and language impairments as compared with control group. Infected children combined other comorbidities or risk factors might have greater possibility to develop speech problems. Clinicians should be vigilant for the onset of language developmental abnormalities of preschool children with EV infection.
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Authors
Tai-Hsin Hung, Vincent Chin-Hung Chen, Yao-Hsu Yang, Ching-Shu Tsai, Mong-Liang Lu, Roger S. McIntyre, Yena Lee, Kuo-You Huang,