Clinical Trial: Middle and Inner Ear Malformation in Children With Velocardiofacial Syndrome

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Middle and Inner Ear Malformation in Children With Velocardiofacial Syndrome

Brief Summary: Middle and inner ear malformations on two boys with velocardiofacial syndrome are discussed.Special attention should be given to the presence of hearing loss due to middle and inner ear malformations, in addition to frequent conductive hearing loss regarding mastoid and middle ear inflammatory processes.

Detailed Summary: Two boys with clinical signs of velocardiofacial syndrome, at ages of 4.7 and 6,7 years old are the subjects of this study.Audiological evaluation, including pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, acoustical reflex, and Computerized Tomography of temporal bones, and analyses of DNA sample with markers of 22q11 region were performed.
Sponsor: Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo

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Information By: Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo

Dates:
Date Received: October 31, 2008
Date Started: January 2007
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Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Last Verified: October 2008