Table 6

Neurological findings at 1 year of age in infants who had undergone corrective or palliative cardiac surgery or controls (some infants had multiple neurological abnormalities)

Corrective surgery (n=74)Palliative surgery (n=16)Controls (n=20)
Overall abnormalities18 (24%)11 (69%)1 (5%)
Hypotonia5 (7%)7 (44%)0
Hypertonia6 (8%)00
Asymmetry8 (11%)2 (13%)1 (5%)
Strabismus6 (8%)2 (13%)0
Cerebral palsy01 (6%)0