Neurocognitive consequences of surgically corrected congenital heart defects: A review

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 65-85

  Miatton, M ^a   De Wolf, D ^a   Francois K ^a   Thiery, E ^a   Vingerhoets, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Child; Congenital heart disease; Neurocognitive function; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMPIRICISM; FILTER; HEART ARREST; HEART SURGERY; HEMODILUTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OXYGENATOR; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PH MEASUREMENT; PREMATURITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 33748659662     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: 15736660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11065-006-9005-7     Document Type: Review

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