Developmental screening of children diagnosed with congenital heart defects. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are more likely than normal children to have developmental delays. The development of 64 children with CHD less than 6 years old was screened with the Denver II. Thirty-five of the 64 children had CHD that required surgical or catheter intervention. These 35 children were significantly less likely than other children with CHD to be normal on developmental screening (46% vs 86%, respectively). Thirty-four percent of children with more severe CHD were referred for early intervention. As research shows the efficacy of early intervention, results indicate the need for early developmental evaluation of children with CHD of hemodynamic significance.

publication date

  • September 1, 2001

Research

keywords

  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Heart Defects, Congenital

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0034827479

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1177/000992280104000904

PubMed ID

  • 11583048

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 40

issue

  • 9