A Study of 63 Cases of Athetosis with Special Reference to Hearing Defects

The Neurology of Cerebral Palsy

“…On the other hand, a relatively high proportion have high tone or even nearly total hearing loss. Because of the combination of involuntary movements of the lips, tongue, and palate, and hearing loss, a high proportion have severe speech defects, the more damaging since these patients tend to be intelligent (Asher, 1952;Fisch, 1955;Crothers and Paine, 1959).…”