Trajectories of neurodevelopment and opportunities for intervention across the lifespan in congenital heart disease

Authors

Jacqueline H. Sanz, Division of Neuropsychology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, D.C, USA.
Stephany Cox, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Medicine, Benioff Children's Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Mary T. Donofrio, Division of Cardiology, Children's National Health System, Washington, D.C, USA.
Nobuyuki Ishibashi, Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C, USA.
Patrick McQuillen, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Medicine, Benioff Children's Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Shabnam Peyvandi, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Medicine, Benioff Children's Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Sarah Schlatterer, Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C, USA.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2-8-2023

Journal

Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence

DOI

10.1080/09297049.2023.2173162

Keywords

Congenital heart disease; neurodevelopmental interventions; neurodevelopmental outcomes

Abstract

Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at increased risk for neurodevelopmental challenges across the lifespan. These are associated with neurological changes and potential acquired brain injury, which occur across a developmental trajectory and which are influenced by an array of medical, sociodemographic, environmental, and personal factors. These alterations to brain development lead to an array of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes, which impact a characteristic set of skills over the course of development. The current paper reviews existing knowledge of aberrant brain development and brain injury alongside associated neurodevelopmental challenges across the lifespan. These provide a framework for discussion of emerging and potential interventions to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes at each developmental stage.

APA Citation

Sanz, Jacqueline H.; Cox, Stephany; Donofrio, Mary T.; Ishibashi, Nobuyuki; McQuillen, Patrick; Peyvandi, Shabnam; and Schlatterer, Sarah, "Trajectories of neurodevelopment and opportunities for intervention across the lifespan in congenital heart disease" (2023). GW Authored Works. Paper 2430.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/2430

Department

Pediatrics