Auditory function and motor proficiency in type 1 diabetic children: A case-control study.

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Auditory function and motor proficiency in type 1 diabetic children: A case-control study.

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Jun;109:7-12

Authors: Mohammad JM, Robabeh S, Shahin K, Saeed T, Maryam A

Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to evaluate the auditory and motor functions in children with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM).
METHODS: This case-control study, 65 diabetic children, receiving care in Diabetes Center of 17 Sharivar Hospital, were enrolled. 130 controls were matched to cases by age and sex. The authors performed audio-vestibular tests, including pure tone audiometry (PTA), distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE), auditory brainstem response (ABR), bedside head-impulse test and dynamic visual acuity test. Motor function was evaluated using of Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition (BOT-2).
RESULTS: The results showed higher thresholds of air conduction PTA and a prolonged peak latency of wave V (ABR) in diabetic children as compared to controls (all Ps < 0.001). The odds of normal response in DPOAE of cases decreased by 0.44-0.82 - fold. Although clinical vestibular outcomes were worse in cases, differences were not significant. In BOT-2, the cases had statistically significant lower scores (standard score = -0.58, P < 0.05) than the controls for the Total Motor Composite. Also diabetic girls had more skill motor impairment compared to boys with IDDM.
CONCLUSION: Based on our study, metabolic disturbances present in Type I diabetes cause disturbances in different parts of auditory and balance functions.

PMID: 29728188 [PubMed - in process]

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