Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease Children
A special issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (ISSN 2308-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2023)
Special Issue Editors
2. CIC FEA 1413, INSERM, CHU Nantes, Nantes Université, F-44000 Nantes, France
3. L'institut du thorax, INSERM, CNRS, CHU Nantes, Nantes Université, F-44000 Nantes, France
4. UMR 1280, PhAN, INRAE, Nantes Université, F-44000 Nantes, France
Interests: congenital heart disease; genetics; outcomes; precision medicine
2. Learning Disabilities Reference Center, Nantes University Hospital, 44000 Nantes, France
Interests: neurodevelopment; neuropsychology; executive functions; cognitive control; early brain vulnerability
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease is planning to create a Special Issue focusing on neurodevelopmental outcomes in congenital heart disease children.
It is now widely accepted that all types of congenital heart diseases are associated with a high risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, with heterogeneous manifestations that can affect different sectors of cognitive functioning (language, learning abilities, motor skills, attention, and executive functions, etc.), but also behavior and social interactions in the broadest sense (also including quality of life). The mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders in congenital heart disease children are probably complex, combining genetic predisposition, perioperative brain damage, and environmental and psychosocial variables (such as early parental stress and post-traumatic stress, family dynamics, etc.), the reciprocal influence of which is still poorly understood.
In this Special Issue, “Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease Children”, we welcome you to contribute a research paper or review article on any aspect of this topic, including novel basic science or clinical approaches that better define the description, nature, mechanisms, and management of neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease.
Dr. Alban Elouen Baruteau
Dr. Arnaud Roy
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- neurodevelopmental disorders
- learning disabilities
- quality of life
- genetics
- environment
- psychosocial factors
- early brain vulnerability
- congenital heart disease
