Maayke Hunfeld

264 Chapter 9 In chapter 7 longitudinal functional and neuropsychological outcomes 3-6 and 24 months post-OHCA were investigated. Further, the association between pediatric cerebral performance category (PCPC) score and intelligence scores was explored. The total eligible cohort consisted of 49 OHCA survivors admitted to our PICU between 2012 and 2017. At 3-6 and 24 months post-OHCA, respectively 74 and 73% had a good PCPC score. Compared with normative data, OHCA children obtained worse sustained attention and processing speed scores 3-6 and 24 months post-OHCA. At 24 months, they also obtained worse intelligence, selective attention and cognitive flexibility scores. In children tested at both time-points, no significant changes in neuropsychological outcomes were found over time. Intelligence scores did not correlate with PCPC. In chapter 8 we discussed the findings presented in this thesis, with their strengths, weaknesses. We proposed recommendations for future studies.