{"id":2131,"date":"2021-11-19T17:41:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T17:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/?page_id=2131"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:44:04","slug":"causes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/deafblindness\/causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes of Deafblindness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information from the National Center on Deafblindness, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldb.org\/info-center\/overview\/causes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visit their website<\/a>. High-Risk Medical History, including the presence of any of the following conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"hereditary\" class=\"anchor\" name=\"hereditary\"><\/a>Hereditary Syndromes and Disorders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CHARGE Syndrome\/Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Down Syndrome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trisomy 13<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Usher Syndrome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alstrom Syndrome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Goldenhar, Hurler, Norrie, Waardenburg Syndrome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cornelia de Lange<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stickler Syndrome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zellweger Syndrome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other genetic syndromes or defects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"prenatal\" class=\"anchor\" name=\"prenatal\"><\/a>Prenatal &#8211; History of maternal infection\/exposure to the following conditions during pregnancy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rubella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CMV (Cytomegalovirus)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toxoplasmosis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Herpes; Syphilis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prenatal infant exposure to drugs or alcohol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cleft lip or palate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"birth\" class=\"anchor\" name=\"birth\"><\/a>Birth History Factors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Birth weight &lt; than 1500 grams (3.3lbs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prematurity; preterm birth, exposure to oxygen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On ventilator longer than 5 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elevated bilirubin requiring transfusion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low Apgar scores (1-4 at 1 minute or 0-6 at 5 minutes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"postnatal\" class=\"anchor\" name=\"postnatal\"><\/a>Post-Natal \u2013 History of the following conditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meningitis or encephalitis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hydrocephalus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cerebral palsy or other neurological disorders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brain disorders, brain tumors or malformations of the brain such as DandyWalker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microcephaly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loss of oxygen to the brain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Severe head trauma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prolonged fever<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Child received \u201cmycin\u201d, lasix, chemotherapy or other known ototoxic medications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"medical\" class=\"anchor\" name=\"medical\"><\/a>Medical conditions associated with hearing or vision loss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anoxia, asphyxia, hypoxia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atresia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cerebral hemorrhage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cerebral Palsy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ischemia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meningitis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Periventricular damage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fetal Alcohol Syndrome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unknown Medical History<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For more information from the National Center on Deafblindness, visit their website. High-Risk Medical History, including the presence of any of the following conditions: Hereditary Syndromes and Disorders Prenatal &#8211; History of maternal infection\/exposure to the following conditions during pregnancy Birth History Factors Post-Natal \u2013 History of the following conditions Medical conditions associated with hearing or vision loss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1974,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2131","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2131"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3708,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2131\/revisions\/3708"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}