Etiology of deafness in children

Delvaux de Fenffe, J.; Deggouj, N.; Dutilleux, D.; Gersdorff, M.; Delvaux de Fenffe, J; Deggouj, N; Dutilleux, D; Gersdorff, M

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Etiology of deafness in children

Delvaux de Fenffe, J.; Deggouj, N.; Dutilleux, D.; Gersdorff, M.

Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica 46(4): 375-380

1992

ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6497

PMID: 1462777

Document Number: 402193

A retrospective etiological study of 112 files of deaf children is presented. A prenatal etiology is found in 42.8%, a perinatal in 19.6% and a postnatal in 13.4% of the cases. No cause was suspected in 30.3% of the cases. These results emphasise existing literature.