CENTRAL AUDITORY PROCESSING IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
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2009-10-01
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Bruner, Ana Paula 
Sato, Emilia Inoue
Pereira, Liliane Desgualdo
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients can also present neuropsychiatric disorders, such as impaired memory and attention. Central auditory processing depends on a great number of skills controlled by the central nervous system.Objective: To characterize the performance of SLE patients, with and without neuropsychiatric disorders (NP), in central auditory processing tests.Patients and Methods: A prospective controlled study of Dichotic Speech and Temporal Processing Tests was carried out at a tertiary teaching Institution. Three groups were formed with 20 individuals each, totalizing sixty women with age varying from 18 to 48 years: Group I - SLE patients without neuropsychiatric disorders; Group II - SLE patients with neuropsychiatric disorders as well; and Group III - age and gender matched healthy controls.Results: Dichotic Speech Test showed similar results for patients in Group I and for healthy controls; however, most of the patients in Group II presented impaired performance with great variability of response. SLE patients (Groups I and II) presented a significantly lower performance in Temporal Processing tests than controls.Conclusion: SLE patients especially those with neuropsychiatric disorders presented impaired central auditory processing, which may contribute to the memory and attention impairment.
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Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa. Alges: Medfarma-edicoes Medicas, Lda, v. 34, n. 4, p. 600-607, 2009.