Child Neuropsychology

  • Vanderbilt University

    A heart-brain connection

    Cognitive and attention deficits observed in children following surgery before age 5 to repair congenital heart defects likely will persist into their teens and young adulthood. Read More

    Jan 17, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Children, heart disease, and IQ

    Treatment for congenital heart disease during infancy may result in cognitive and attentional deficits during adolescence and young adulthood, Vanderbilt researchers have found. Read More

    Nov 16, 2015