Importance of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation on Retraining Cognitive Functioning in School Going Children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)

Abstract

The School going Pediatric patients with complex Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), exists a distinctive pattern of neuro developmental impairment characterized by cognitive impairment. Early rehabilitation as followup procedure postoperative consequently result in improvement of neurodevelopmental and neuro psychological outcomes in the high risk population. To study the importance of Neuro psychological rehabilitation in retraining cognitive functioning in School going children with CHD. Pre and Post experimental design study was carried out in 20 children between age group 6 and 7 years. The subjects were given 50 hrs (25days* 2 hours) of manualized cognitive retraining. Pre and Post intervention assessment was done using PGI scale. Highly significant improvement was noted in cognitive skills retraining program postoperatively. Manualized Cognitive retraining started immediately postoperatively helps to improve cognitive skills in CHD children. The Findings have implication for recommending post surgical neuropsychological rehabilitation in children with CHD. This helps the Children to cope up with academics which develop positive approach of life