Pediatric clinicians are on the front line for prevention of language and speech disorders.
This review uses prevailing theories and recent data to justify strategies for prevention …

Neurodevelopmental outcomes are impaired in survivors of critical congenital heart disease
(CHD) in several developmental domains including motor, cognitive and sensory outcomes …

Background: Neurodevelopmental impairment is common in children with congenital heart
disease (CHD), but postnatal variables explain only 30% of the variance in outcomes. To …

This paper provides specific guidelines for the neurodevelopmental evaluation of children
aged birth through 5 years with complex congenital heart disease. There is wide recognition …

In 2012, the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Paediatrics released
a scientific statement with guidelines for the evaluation and management of the …

Background: Brain injury, impaired brain growth, and long-term neurodevelopmental
problems are common in children with transposition of the great arteries. We sought to …

Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are living longer due to effective medical and
surgical management. However, the majority have neurodevelopmental delays or disorders …

Functional circuits of the human brain emerge and change dramatically over the second half
of gestation. It is possible that variation in neural functional system connectivity in utero …

Congenital heart defects are the most common birth anomaly affecting approximately 1% of
births. With improved survival in this population, there is enhanced ability to assess long …

Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect, and patients are at risk for
neurodevelopmental impairment and brain abnormalities. Yet, little is known about the link …