title: Motor development of infants with univentricular heart at the ages of 16 and 52 weeks.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the motor development of patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and other types of univentricular heart (UVH) with peers who are healthy at the ages of 16 and 52 weeks.
  
  
  METHODS
  Motor development was assessed with the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both the 23 patients with HLHS and the 13 patients with UVH had lower total AIMS scores in both observations than the controls. At the age of 52 weeks, patients with HLHS had significantly lower scores in all 4 AIMS subscales, whereas patients with UVH had lower scores only in the prone and standing subscales.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Motor development of patients with HLHS or UVH is delayed during the first year of life, especially in the prone and standing subscales.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital (Ms Rajantie and Drs Lönnqvist, Sarajuuri, and Jokinen), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neurology (Ms Laurila), Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Office of the Ombudsman for Children (Ms Pollari), Jyväskylä, Finland; Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences (Dr Mälkiä), University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
authors.forename: Irmeli
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rajantie
authors.forename: Maarit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laurila
authors.forename: Kirsi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pollari
authors.forename: Tuula
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lönnqvist
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarajuuri
authors.forename: Eero
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jokinen
authors.forename: Esko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mälkiä
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies