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16960756

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-12
pubmed:abstractText
With advances in surgical procedures, neuropsychological assessment after congenital heart defects and pre, peri- and/or postoperative predictors of adverse outcome has become an important focus in research. We aim to summarize neuropsychological sequelae associated with different types of congenital heart defects, critically review the methodology used in more than 20 empirical studies that were retrieved from biomedical electronic search engines, and identify possible directions for future research. Despite the lack of adequate control groups and long-term studies, there seem to be some cognitive deficits. The largest group of children with isolated congenital heart defects present with normal intellectual capacities. However, they tend to show language deficits and motor dysfunction. Although performances on memory tasks are good, unambiguous conclusions concerning their attentional and executive functioning are still lacking. Serious behavioral problems are not an issue. In addition to a detailed description of the (neuro) psychological consequences of pediatric cardiac surgery, an overview of the predictors of the cognitive defects is provided.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1040-7308
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
65-85
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Neurocognitive consequences of surgically corrected congenital heart defects: A review.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Neuropsychology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 4 K 3, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium. marijke.miatton@ugent.be
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review