Jacqueline H. Sanz1,2, Madison M. Berl1,2, Anna C. Armour1, Jichuan Wang3,4, Yao I. Cheng3, Mary T. Donofrio5,6
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.2, pp. 202-209, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12427
Abstract Objective: Executive function, a set of cognitive skills important to social and academic outcomes,
is a specific area of cognitive weakness in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). We evaluated the prevalence and profile of executive dysfunction in a heterogeneous sample of school
aged children with CHD, examined whether children with executive dysfunction are receiving
school services and support, and identified risk factors for executive dysfunction at school age.
Design: Ninety-one school aged patients completed questionnaires, including the Behavior Rating
Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) and a medical history questionnaire. An age- and gendermatched control sample was… More >