Yoshinori Satomura, Makiko Tachibana, Kie Yasuda, Yuki Yamano, Taisuke Inoue, Miho Fukui, Shinsuke Onuma, Tomoya Fukuoka, Takeshi Kimura, Takehisa Ueno, Masaya Tachibana, Keiichi Ozono, Kazuhiko Bessho
OBJECTIVES: To holistically evaluate neurodevelopmental outcomes and quality of life (QOL) of Japanese patients with biliary atresia (BA) and to investigate the factors associated with the outcomes. METHODS: This study enrolled patients with BA aged 5-18 years who visited Osaka University Hospital in 2021. Neurodevelopmental assessments were performed to evaluate intellectual ability, cognitive functions and adaptive skill levels. Furthermore, emotional and behavioral issues, characteristics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and QOL were concomitantly assessed in the same cohort...
March 2024: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition