Variables influencing executive functioning in preschool hearing-impaired children implanted within 24 months of age: an observational cohort study.
Maria NicastriIlaria GialliniMartina AmicucciLaura MarianiMarco de VincentiisAntonio GrecoLetizia GuerzoniDomenico CudaGiovanni RuoppoloPatrizia ManciniPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)
The present study is one of the first to focus attention on the development of EFs in preschool CI children, providing an initial understanding of the characteristics of EFs at the age when these skills emerge. Clinical practice must pay increasing attention to these aspects which are becoming the new emerging challenge of rehabilitation programs.