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central auditory processing disorder

MedGen UID:
155527
•Concept ID:
C0751257
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Auditory Processing Disorder, Central; Central Auditory Processing Disorder
SNOMED CT: Central auditory processing disorder (188061000119100)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024422

Definition

A disorder characterized by impairment of the auditory processing, resulting in deficiencies in the recognition and interpretation of sounds by the brain. Causes include brain maturation delays and brain traumas or tumors. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVcentral auditory processing disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Using different criteria to diagnose (central) auditory processing disorder: how big a difference does it make?
Wilson WJ, Arnott W
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2013 Feb;56(1):63-70. Epub 2012 Jul 3 doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0352). PMID: 22761321
Potential problems in the differential diagnosis of (central) auditory processing disorder (CAPD or APD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
McFarland DJ, Cacace AT
J Am Acad Audiol 2003 Jul;14(5):278-80; author reply 280. PMID: 12956312
Differential diagnosis and management of central auditory processing disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Chermak GD, Hall JW 3rd, Musiek FE
J Am Acad Audiol 1999 Jun;10(6):289-303. PMID: 10385872

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evaluation of cognitive functions in the elderly with and without central auditory processing disorder.
Rocha-Muniz CN, Zalcman TE, Alonso R, Rabelo CM, Neves-Lobo IF, Filippini R, Schochat E
Codas 2023;35(6):e20220185. Epub 2023 Dec 4 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022185pt. PMID: 38055414Free PMC Article
Central Auditory Processing Disorder in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Kim GY, Kim H, Kim HJ, Seo SW, Na DL, Nam CM, Ye BS, Moon IJ
Behav Neurol 2022;2022:9001662. Epub 2022 Dec 15 doi: 10.1155/2022/9001662. PMID: 36567763Free PMC Article
Sensory profile of children with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD).
Buffone FRRC, Schochat E
Codas 2022;34(1):e20190282. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20212019282. PMID: 35019061Free PMC Article
Acquired Central Auditory Processing Disorder in Service Members and Veterans.
Tepe V, Papesh M, Russell S, Lewis MS, Pryor N, Guillory L
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2020 Mar 23;63(3):834-857. Epub 2020 Mar 12 doi: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00293. PMID: 32163310
Evolving the concept of APD.
Wilson WJ
Int J Audiol 2018 Apr;57(4):240-248. Epub 2018 Feb 1 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1409438. PMID: 29390910

Diagnosis

Evaluation of cognitive functions in the elderly with and without central auditory processing disorder.
Rocha-Muniz CN, Zalcman TE, Alonso R, Rabelo CM, Neves-Lobo IF, Filippini R, Schochat E
Codas 2023;35(6):e20220185. Epub 2023 Dec 4 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022185pt. PMID: 38055414Free PMC Article
Sensory profile of children with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD).
Buffone FRRC, Schochat E
Codas 2022;34(1):e20190282. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20212019282. PMID: 35019061Free PMC Article
Acquired Central Auditory Processing Disorder in Service Members and Veterans.
Tepe V, Papesh M, Russell S, Lewis MS, Pryor N, Guillory L
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2020 Mar 23;63(3):834-857. Epub 2020 Mar 12 doi: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00293. PMID: 32163310
It Is Time to Rethink Central Auditory Processing Disorder Protocols for School-Aged Children.
DeBonis DA
Am J Audiol 2015 Jun;24(2):124-36. doi: 10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0037. PMID: 25652246
Almost 9: a personal essay on parenting, aniridia, and being a doctor.
Elder NC
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 Nov-Dec;20(6):606-7. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.06.070123. PMID: 17954869

Therapy

Modulation of auditory temporal processing, speech in noise perception, auditory-verbal memory, and reading efficiency by anodal tDCS in children with dyslexia.
Rahimi V, Mohammadkhani G, Alaghband Rad J, Mousavi SZ, Khalili ME
Neuropsychologia 2022 Dec 15;177:108427. Epub 2022 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108427. PMID: 36410540
Association Between Central and Peripheral Age-Related Hearing Loss and Different Frailty Phenotypes in an Older Population in Southern Italy.
Sardone R, Castellana F, Bortone I, Lampignano L, Zupo R, Lozupone M, Griseta C, Dibello V, Seripa D, Guerra V, Donghia R, Logroscino G, Solfrizzi V, Quaranta N, Ferrucci L, Giannelli G, Panza F
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 Jun 1;147(6):561-571. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5334. PMID: 33570584Free PMC Article
Performance of normal adults and children on central auditory diagnostic tests and their corresponding visual analogs.
Bellis TJ, Ross J
J Am Acad Audiol 2011 Sep;22(8):491-500. doi: 10.3766/jaaa.22.8.2. PMID: 22031674
Development of fMRI tests for children with central auditory processing disorders.
Bartel-Friedrich S, Broecker Y, Knoergen M, Koesling S
In Vivo 2010 Mar-Apr;24(2):201-9. PMID: 20363995
Assessment of central auditory processing in a group of workers exposed to solvents.
Fuente A, McPherson B, Muñoz V, Pablo Espina J
Acta Otolaryngol 2006 Dec;126(11):1188-94. doi: 10.1080/00016480600681585. PMID: 17050312

Prognosis

Modality-specific associations between sensory differences and autistic traits.
Bang P, Igelström K
Autism 2023 Oct;27(7):2158-2172. Epub 2023 Feb 19 doi: 10.1177/13623613231154349. PMID: 36802917Free PMC Article
Lack of a coherent theory limits the diagnostic and prognostic value of the (central) auditory processing disorder: a theoretical and clinical perspective.
Cacace AT, Enayati Z
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Oct 1;30(5):326-331. Epub 2022 Jul 18 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000833. PMID: 36004792
Self-perceived stress and the personality of mothers of children with central auditory processing disorders - Differences from mothers of typically developing children.
Kobosko J, Fludra M, Śliwa L, Ganc M, Jedrzejczak WW, Skoczylas A, Skarzynski H
J Pediatr Nurs 2022 Mar-Apr;63:e58-e63. Epub 2021 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.10.012. PMID: 34716059
Practical guidelines to minimise language and cognitive confounds in the diagnosis of CAPD: a brief tutorial.
Chermak GD, Bamiou DE, Vivian Iliadou V, Musiek FE
Int J Audiol 2017 Jul;56(7):499-506. Epub 2017 Feb 28 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1284351. PMID: 28635503
Central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) tests in a school-age hearing screening programme - analysis of 76,429 children.
Skarzynski PH, Wlodarczyk AW, Kochanek K, Pilka A, Jedrzejczak WW, Olszewski L, Bruski L, Niedzielski A, Skarzynski H
Ann Agric Environ Med 2015;22(1):90-5. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1141375. PMID: 25780835

Clinical prediction guides

Central Auditory Processing Disorder in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Kim GY, Kim H, Kim HJ, Seo SW, Na DL, Nam CM, Ye BS, Moon IJ
Behav Neurol 2022;2022:9001662. Epub 2022 Dec 15 doi: 10.1155/2022/9001662. PMID: 36567763Free PMC Article
Sensory profile of children with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD).
Buffone FRRC, Schochat E
Codas 2022;34(1):e20190282. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20212019282. PMID: 35019061Free PMC Article
Association between autism spectrum disorder and changes in the central auditory processing in children.
Gonçalves LF, Paiva KM, Patatt FSA, Stolz JV, Haas P
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2021 Jan;67(1):156-162. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.67.01.20200588. PMID: 34161473
Age-Related Central Auditory Processing Disorder, MCI, and Dementia in an Older Population of Southern Italy.
Sardone R, Battista P, Donghia R, Lozupone M, Tortelli R, Guerra V, Grasso A, Griseta C, Castellana F, Zupo R, Lampignano L, Sborgia G, Capozzo R, Bortone I, Stallone R, Fiorella ML, Passantino A, Giannelli G, Seripa D, Panza F, Logroscino G, Quaranta N
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Aug;163(2):348-355. Epub 2020 Apr 21 doi: 10.1177/0194599820913635. PMID: 32312167
Central auditory processing disorder in school-aged children: a critical review.
Cacace AT, McFarland DJ
J Speech Lang Hear Res 1998 Apr;41(2):355-73. doi: 10.1044/jslhr.4102.355. PMID: 9570588

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review of acoustic change complex (ACC) measurements and applicability in children for the assessment of the neural capacity for sound and speech discrimination.
Meehan S, Adank ML, van der Schroeff MP, Vroegop JL
Hear Res 2024 Sep 15;451:109090. Epub 2024 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2024.109090. PMID: 39047579
Impact of the central auditory processing disorder on children with phonological deviation: a systematic review.
Pereira EA, Gonçalves LF, Blanco-Dutra AP, Paiva KM, Stolz JV, Haas P
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2021 Aug;67(8):1204-1207. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20210587. PMID: 34669871
Questionnaires and checklists for central auditory processing screening used in Brazil: a systematic review.
Volpatto FL, Rechia IC, Lessa AH, Soldera CLC, Ferreira MIDDC, Machado MS
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2019 Jan-Feb;85(1):99-110. Epub 2018 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2018.05.003. PMID: 29970341Free PMC Article
A systematic review of electrophysiological outcomes following auditory training in school-age children with auditory processing deficits.
Wilson WJ, Arnott W, Henning C
Int J Audiol 2013 Nov;52(11):721-30. Epub 2013 Sep 3 doi: 10.3109/14992027.2013.809484. PMID: 24001257

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