Editor: Aigerim Akhmetova
Author: Tursunova Balkadisha
Translator: Tursunova Balkadisha
Canadian researchers studied the topic of congenital heart defects in children and their further rehabilitation after treatment, as well as the development of children's motor skills after heart surgery. A systematic review of the frequency of motor disorders in children of different ages was conducted by scientists from the research laboratory of McGill University medical center, Montreal, Canada.
The results were divided into 5 groups depending on the age of the children. The review included 46 studies where the 0% to 60% prevalence was for severe motor impairment in young children. Light, movement disorders occur in children of more advanced age.
In the end, it can be concluded that infants and children under 1 year of age with coronary heart disease are the most vulnerable to the development of motor disorders both in infancy and in old age. Therefore, it is necessary and important to regularly undergo screening examinations at certain age periods, to assess motor skills, for children with congenital heart defects and outgoing coronary heart disease.
Researchers have proposed systematic screening of children with congenital heart defects and their dynamic monitoring at the necessary time to avoid motor disorders.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33208496/
