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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 13(3) pp. 379-388, 1988
© 1988 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Long-Term Sequelae of Cold Water Near-Drowning

Brenda M. Cruikshank1, Michele Eliason and Betty Merrifield

Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa College of Medicine

1All correspondence should be sent to Brenda M. Cruikshank, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa 52242

More children are surviving prolonged cold water near-drowning accidents. Survivors may exhibit attention, memory, and perceptual deficits as long-term sequelae of cerebral hypoxia. Careful initial and follow-up assessment including assessment of neuropsychological functioning are needed. In this case report, we describe the outcome of a 2-year-old boy who was a near-drowning victim and the assessments of his motor, speech and language, and intellectual functions over a 5-year period. The child displayed a constellation of cognitive/behavioral features that may be associated with cold water near-drowning.

Key words: near-drowning; learning disabilities; neuropsychological testing.


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