Abstract
Abstract: Patients with complicated congenital heart disease are at risk of neurodevelopmental disability. This study aimed to study the correlation between brain development and congenital heart disease in infants. Studies have shown that brain maturation is delayed, and injury may be caused in the white matter or brain volume after the interventions like surgery for congenital heart disease. Secondary research was conducted to find the results of the effects of congenital heart disease on brain development. It was found that white matter has more injury than grey matter. The total brain volume is lower than in control patients. Amongst six different types of congenital heart disease (TOF, DORV, TGA, AoOb, HLHS, HRHS) studied Tetralogy of Fallot showed the most reduced brain volume compared to others. Adolescents with cyanotic heart disease lost more brain volume than those without, particularly in the white matter. In conclusion, it was found that patients with congenital heart disease have smaller brain volumes, smaller cerebellar volumes, and injury in the white matter
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