For more information from the National Center on Deaf-Blindness, visit their website. High-Risk Medical History, including the presence of any of the following conditions:
Hereditary Syndromes and Disorders
- CHARGE Syndrome/Association
- Down Syndrome
- Trisomy 13
- Usher Syndrome
- Alstrom Syndrome
- Goldenhar, Hurler, Norrie, Waardenburg Syndrome
- Cornelia de Lange
- Stickler Syndrome
- Zellweger Syndrome
- Other genetic syndromes or defects
Prenatal – History of maternal infection/exposure to the following conditions during pregnancy
- Rubella
- CMV (Cytomegalovirus)
- Toxoplasmosis
- Herpes; Syphilis
- Prenatal infant exposure to drugs or alcohol
- Cleft lip or palate
Birth History Factors
- Birth weight < than 1500 grams (3.3lbs)
- Prematurity; preterm birth, exposure to oxygen
- On ventilator longer than 5 days
- Elevated bilirubin requiring transfusion
- Low Apgar scores (1-4 at 1 minute or 0-6 at 5 minutes)
Post-Natal – History of the following conditions
- Meningitis or encephalitis
- Hydrocephalus
- Cerebral palsy or other neurological disorders
- Brain disorders, brain tumors or malformations of the brain such as DandyWalker
- Microcephaly
- Loss of oxygen to the brain
- Severe head trauma
- Prolonged fever
- Child received “mycin”, lasix, chemotherapy or other known ototoxic medications
Medical conditions associated with hearing or vision loss
- Anoxia, asphyxia, hypoxia
- Atresia
- Cerebral hemorrhage
- Cerebral Palsy
- Ischemia
- Meningitis
- Periventricular damage
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Unknown Medical History