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Neurologic Outcomes in Children with Post-Pump Choreoathetosis J Pediatr 132:162-164, Holden,K.R.,et al, 1998 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Eleven children who had post-pump choreoathetosis developed after cardiopulmonary bypass were evaluated in their perioperative course to determine factors that may correlate with their neurologic outcome.Results showed that preoperative cyanosis is associated with the development of basal ganglia lesion.An acquired basal ganglia lesion and preoperative cyanosis are associated with persistence of post-pump choreoathetosis.The combination of cyanotic heart disease and a scan-identified basal ganglia lesion indicates a poor prognosis for the patient with persistent post- pump choreoathetosis.Also,the presence of total circulatory arrest is associated with decreased developmental quotient but not the persistence of post-pump choreathetosis.

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