[Evaluation of the efficiency of ERTL4/6 screening tests for language disorders for children with a 22q11 deletion].

OBJECTIVE

ERTL (Epreuves de Repérage de Troubles de Langage) tests have been designed as a screening test to detect rapidly language disorders. To evaluate the effectiveness of these tests, we have compared them to the form P (NEEL-P) tests for the examination of language in 6 children with a 22q11 microdeletion.

MATERIALS AND METHOD: 6 children aged from 4 years and 4 months to 5 years and 4 months, 4 boys and 2 girls have been tested. These tests have been performed in two sessions lasting between 1 and 1 1/2 hour.

RESULTS

They are consistent in both tests. ERTL has identified all the children with a disorder.

CONCLUSION

These fast tests should be used more often to detect children requiring additional and more complex language and neuropsychological evaluations.