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The implications of early detection and pre-school habilitation of the hearing-impaired child : with special reference to the Provincial Paedo-audiological Centre, Tygerberg Hospital
(Health and Medical Publishing Group -- HMPG, 1981-11) Du Toit, C. J.
The basic handicap of deafness, viz. the lack of natural communication skills, can be overcome by early detection of the defect and pre-school habilitation. In congenital deafness this dramatically improves the outlook for these children as regards the acquisition of normal speech, education in normal schools and emotional, social and economic integration into society. Planning for this is the responsibility of the Department of Health and Social Welfare and the provincial hospital administrations.
X linked deafness in a South African kindred
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1974) Thorpe, P.; Sellars, S.; Beighton, P.
The X linked deafness of Nance is present in a South African kindred. Recognition of the familial pattern of the disorder, together with the characteristic clinical and audiometric features, permits diagnostic precision, thereby facilitating accurate genetic counseling and rational management. Linkage studies indicated that the loci for the Xg blood group and the deafness gene are unlikely to be very close to each other.