Early detection of neurodevelopment disorders in the first years of life in children with congenital heart diseases

This study was carried out in order to report on existing morbidities in the development of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) who underwent Extracorporeal Circulation (ECC) surgery. The purpose of the study is also to design guidelines for the monitoring and early intervention of these conditions. A quantitative study (N=30), based on the following inclusion criteria: age, type of CHD and surgery by ECC, located in an age range of 11 to 42 months, was made. The motor, cognitive and language development was evaluated with help of the Scales of Infant and Toddler Development Bayley-III. The results highlight that the participants present morbidities in the communicative-linguistic and the motor areas. There are biomedical indicators (age) in the maturational development. In order to normalize their development the children would need to participate in early intervention programs (EIP). The conclusion is that this population needs early intervention (EI) and interdisciplinary protocols for detection, screening and intervention that, on this time, are not available.