Cognitive and Speech Disorders in Children With Congenital Heart Defects

Cognitive and Speech Disorders in 5-7 Years Old Children With Congenital Heart Defects

The study is aimed to found out expressive speech disorders as a sign of neurocognitive development delay in children with congenital heart defects before and after surgery

The study will investigate the influence of congenital heart disease, operation and other health factors on neurocognitive and speech status of 5-7 years old children

Inclusion Criteria:

• children with congenital heart disease that required total correction using cardiopulmonary bypass

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with heart disease requiring palliative or endovascular correction, as well as children with chromosomal and genetic diseases (determined by karyotyping)