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Peer reviewedSchildroth, Arthur; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
The 1984-85 Venezuelan Survey of Deaf Children collected information on 804 deaf students between ages 3 and 14. Among findings were that 29% of the cases were caused by maternal rubella, that 36% had additional handicaps, and that meningitis was the most frequently reported after-birth cause of hearing losses. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Congenital Impairments, Deafness, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedHutchinson, M. Katherine; Sandall, Susan R. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1995
This article describes TORCH infections, a congenital cluster of infections including toxoplasmosis, syphilis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes which often results in developmental disabilities for infected children. Methods of transmission, incidence, and developmental outcomes for common TORCH infections are described, as are program…
Descriptors: Child Development, Communicable Diseases, Congenital Impairments, Developmental Delays
