RT Journal
A1 St John R, Nelson DB
T1 Developmental, audiological, and speech perception functioning in children after cochlear implant surgery: A reply
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2004
FD April 1
VO 158
IS 4
SP 401
OP 401
DO 10.1001/archpedi.158.4.401-a
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.158.4.401-a
AB 
As more children receive and use cochlear implants in this country,
more research becomes available regarding improvements in speech, language,
and development. One such study by Pulsifer et al1 entitled
"Developmental, Audiological, and Speech Perception Functioning in Children
After Cochlear Implant Surgery" appeared in the June issue of ARCHIVES. We
applaud the authors' use of functional performance measures, such as nonverbal
IQ testing and open-set speech recognition. However, we question the use of
parametric statistics in the "speech perception" category of evaluation.