Neuropsychological Status of Patients with Congenital and Rheumatic Heart Diseases: Preoperative and Postoperative Comparison

Chenyeh Zuo Department of Psychiatry, Second Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Medical College, People's Republic of China

Lingling Yang Department of Psychiatry, Second Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Medical College, People's Republic of China

Brenda D. Townes Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA

Abstract

Thirty surgical patients receiving surgery for congenital heart or rheumatic heart disease were compared with a match control group on a battery of neuropsychological tests. Subjects were examined prior to surgery, 4 weeks post- and again 6 months postsurgery. Preoperative surgical subjects showed a generalized impairment in functioning suggestive of brain dysfunction secondary to hypoxia. Improvement following surgery was attributed to practice effects.

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