Assessing the availability of HNS in Saudi hospitals and the factors associated with the availability of HNS in different healthcare facilities in Saudi Arabia
Background
Congenital heart conditions often cause developmental delays and impact neurodevelopment throughout one’s lifetime. Hence, it is crucial to analyze the impact that heart defects have on the developing brain of a child. The present cross-sectional study was undertaken given the paucity of studies on the developmental status in children with congenital heart diseases (CHDs) in central India, where we tried to evaluate and compare the prevalence of neurodevelopmental delay in individuals with different congenital cardiac disorders. The objectives of our study were, firstly, to utilize the Denver Developmental Screening Test 2 (DDST-2) to evaluate the neurodevelopmental conditions in children with CHD; secondly, to compare the neurodevelopmental state of children with acyanotic CHD (ACHD) and cyanotic CHD (CCHD); and thirdly, to ascertain the prevalence of developmental delay in children with CHD.
Methodology
The study population comprised children aged six months to six
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