Mental development in congenital heart disease

doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(67)80072-6

The Journal of Pediatrics

Volume 71, Issue 2, August 1967, Pages 198-203

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Intellectual development of cyanotic and acyanotic children with congenital heart disease was compared to that of both their normal siblings and randomly selected well babies. Cyanotic patients scored lower at all ages, particularly in the earlier years, with tests involving gross motor abilities in Gesell and Cattell developmental examinations. Correlation of low test scores to physical incapacity tended to disappear at later ages when Stanford-Binet tests were given. Early motor performance deficit in the handicapped child may cause underestimation of intellectual potential.

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Mental development in congenital heart disease*

Attitudinal factors in congenital heart disease

Pediatrics

Two-factor index of social position

Growth and development of children with congenital heart disease