Intellectual, neuropsychological, and behavioral functioning in children with tetralogy of Fallot

• Published in: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 133; no. 2; pp. 449 - 455
• Main Authors: Miatton, Marijke, De Wolf, Daniël, François, Katrien, Thiery, Evert, Vingerhoets, Guy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Mosby, Inc 01.02.2007; AATS/WTSA; Elsevier
• Subjects: Age Distribution; Biological and medical sciences; Birth Weight; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiothoracic Surgery; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child Behavior Disorders - epidemiology; Child Behavior Disorders - etiology; Child Development - physiology; Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava; Developmental Disabilities - epidemiology; Developmental Disabilities - etiology; Female; Heart; Humans; Incidence; Intelligence - physiology; Learning Disorders - epidemiology; Learning Disorders - etiology; Male; Medical sciences; Neuropsychological Tests; Probability; Prognosis; Reference Values; Risk Assessment; Sex Distribution; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the heart; Tetralogy of Fallot - diagnosis; Tetralogy of Fallot - psychology; Tetralogy of Fallot - surgery; Wechsler Scales; SD; NEPSY; VSD; CBCL; TOF; 20; CHD; 21; TGA; Child Behavior Checklist; transposition of the great arteries; tetralogy of Fallot; developmental neuropsychological assessment; congenital heart disease; ventricular septal defect; standard deviation; Human; Heart; Treatment; Heart disease; Surgery; Fallot tetralogy; Cardiovascular disease; Intellectual ability; Thorax; Behavior; Congenital disease; Child

Although it is known that pediatric cardiac surgery holds risks for later development, few studies investigated the long-term development in children with tetralogy of Fallot. The purpose of this study was to define their intellectual capacities, neuropsychological profile, and behavioral functionin...