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staggered spondaic word test

Indications: - hearing loss - assessment of the central auditory nervous system, especially involvement of the temporal lobe [2] - used in conjunction with auditory event-related potentials Procedure: - a test of central auditory pathway integrity in which spondaic words are presented dichotically - includes word pairs that are out of date

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hearing evaluation

References

  1. Katz J, Smith PS The Staggered Spondaic Word Test. A ten-minute look at the central nervous system through the ears. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1991;620:233-51. PMID: 2035945
  2. Rei G and Bao-tian F Diagnostic Significance or the Staggered Sporadic Word Test and 40-Hz Auditory Event-Related Potentials Audiology 27:8 1988
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