Mental Health of School-Aged Children Treated with Propranolol or Atenolol for Infantile Hemangioma and Their Parents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infants with infantile hemangioma (IH) have been effectively treated with propranolol or atenolol. Concerns were raised about the mental health of these children at school age, due to central nervous system effects of propranolol and visible nature of IH.

Objective

This study aimed to compare the mental health at school age of children treated with propranolol to children treated with atenolol for IHs and their parents.

Methods

This two-centered cross-sectional study included children aged ≥6 years and treated with either propranolol or atenolol for IH during infancy. Children's outcomes were performance-based affect recognition (Dutch version of the Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment-II [NEPSY-II-NL]), parent-reported emotional and behavioral func

SUBMITTER: Hermans MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10997238 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature