Table 1: Results of literature review, including author, year of publication, filiation of main author, country, study design, objectives, methods and result.
Author, Year | Filiation of Main Author, Country | Type of Study | Objectives | Methods | Results |
Resende, et al., 2010 [15] | University of Minas Gerais, Brazil | Cross-sectional Study | To describe the auditory and language outcomes of children with early diagnosis and treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis. | All children diagnosed with congenital toxoplasmosis at the Minas Gerais State Neonatal Screening Program | 28 children (26.4%) with language disorders. |
In univariate analysis, visual impairment and/or ocular lesions were not associated with hearing and/or language impairments (p = 0.86 and p = 0.39). The language deficit was associated with hearing disorders as central dysfunction and conductive hearing loss. | |||||
Corrêa, et al., 2014 [16] | University of São Paulo, Brazil | Case Report | To describe the language evaluation and speech therapy intervention in a boy with history of congenital toxoplasmosis | A child, six-years-old, underwent 45 sessions of speech therapy, phonological, semantic, syntactic and pragmatic language, as well as psycholinguistics abilities were evaluated | It was observed improvement in all aspects evaluated, but the child maintained difficulties in communication, not expected for his age. |