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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Cerebral palsy in Al-Quseir City, Egypt: Prevalence, subtypes, and risk factors
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Volume 10, Year 2014
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Description
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most frequent cause of motor handicap. The present -door-to-door survey was conducted in Al-Quseir City, Egypt, to investigate the epidemiology of CP. All inhabitants were screened by three neurologists. Medical and neurological examinations were performed for all residents and suspected cases of CP were confirmed by meticulous neurological assessment, brain magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, and testing with the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Forty-six of 12, 788 children aged ≤18 years were found to have CP, yielding a childhood prevalence of 3.6 (95% confidence interval 1.48-2.59) per 1, 000 live births. Five adults (aged 19-40 years) among 13, 056 inhabitants had CP, giving an adult prevalence of 0.4 (95% confidence interval 0.04-0.72) per 1, 000. The risk factors for CP identified in this study were premature birth, low birth weight, neonatal jaundice, neonatal seizures, and recurrent abortion in mothers of children with CP. © 2014 El-Tallawy et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
El-Tallawy, Hamdy N.A.
Egypt, Asyut
Assiut University
Farghaly, Wafaa M.A.
Egypt, Asyut
Assiut University
Shehata, Ghaydaa Ahmed
Egypt, Asyut
Assiut University
Rageh, Tarek Ali
Egypt, Asyut
Assiut University
Metwally, Nabil A.
Egypt, Asyut
University of Al-azhr
Badry, Reda
Egypt, Asyut
Assiut University
Sayed, Mohamed Abdelmoneim M.
Egypt, Sohag
Sohag University
El Hamed, Mohamed Abd
Egypt, Asyut
Assiut University
Abd-Elwarth, Ahmed
Egypt, Asyut
University of Al-azhr
Kandil, Mahmoud Rafaat A.
Egypt, Asyut
Assiut University
Statistics
Citations: 58
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2147/NDT.S59599
ISSN:
11766328
e-ISSN:
11782021
Research Areas
Disability
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Egypt