HEARING IN KNIEST SYNDROME

Authors : Sezer Külekçi, Şengül Terlemez, Ayça Çiprut, Ferda Akdaş

Pages : 225-227

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Publication Date : 2016-12-03

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Kniest syndrome is a type of dwarfism that is characterized by unusually short arms and legs,a round face with hollow or depressed areas, swelling and stiffness of the joints and a stiff drawing up insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(contractures); of the fingers. Cleft palate, abnormal curvature of spine insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(scoliosis);, and vision and/or hearing problems may also occur. Intellect is usually normal in people with this syndrome. In this case report we present the audiologic findings of an eight-year-old boy with Kniest syndrome. Key Words: Kniest syndrome, Hearing loss, Audiological evaluation
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