Introduction
hemorrhagic stroke, Stroke, neurological infection, trauma, stroke, ischemia, hemorrhagic, strokes, infarction, neurological diseases, Cerebral Vascular Accidents, arteries rupture, acute ischemic stroke, sudden occlusion
ACQUIRED AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER, NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE, HEMORRHAGIC STROKE, STROKE, NEUROLOGICAL INFECTION, STROKE, ISCHEMIA, STROKES, EVENTS, COMPLICATIONS, INFARCTION
Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA) in children and adolescents are rarely described. However, they are becoming increasingly important, and are emerging conditions in the field of research because of complications and require high diagnostic accuracy, as the signs and symptoms manifested initially may have little specificity, with clinical presentations being similar to those of other neurological diseases or those related to the central nervous system.Most available studies on pediatric stroke have small sample sizes, making the diagnostic approach, treatment, and determination of prevalence rates difficult.Stroke can occur due to sudden occlusion, causing ischemia or infarction in the encephalic territory, and is characterized as an acute ischemic stroke. It can also present in a hemorrhagic form when the cerebral veins or arteries rupture, and both forms can result in focal lesions and neurological clinical deficits.Due to the challenges involved in early diagnosis, it is possible that the incidence of pediatric stroke is underestimated. In contrast to hemorrhagic stroke in adults, which is present in 7.5–19 % of cases, hemorrhagic events in children are present in 35–54 % of cases.Another aggravating aspect is that childhood strokes can affect all levels of the auditory pathway, leading to deficits in reception and/or auditory perception. These can manifest as a variety of symptoms and clinical presentations that begin acutely before, during, or shortly after the stroke.According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2005) and the American Academy of Audiology (2010), postnatal events such as trauma or neurological infection can result in an acquired auditory processing disorder.Considering the rarity of this clinical condition and the importance of investigating auditory skills, the aim of this study was to analyze the findings of electrophysiological assessments and auditory processing behavior of children and adolescents diagnosed with stroke and compare them with healthy individuals with typical development.