Speech problems affect more than one in two children with cerebral palsy: Swedish population-based study

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Nordberg ◽  
C Miniscalco ◽  
A Lohmander ◽  
K Himmelmann
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Swedish Population ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

Accommodative Dysfunction in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Population-Based Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie F. McClelland ◽  
Jackie Parkes ◽  
Nan Hill ◽  
A. Jonathan Jackson ◽  
Kathryn J. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

scholarly journals Language outcomes of children with cerebral palsy aged 5 years and 6 years: a population-based study

2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 605-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Mei ◽  
Sheena Reilly ◽  
Dinah Reddihough ◽  
Fiona Mensah ◽  
Lindsay Pennington ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Language Outcomes ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

scholarly journals Excessive premature mortality among children with cerebral palsy in rural Uganda: A longitudinal, population-based study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0243948
Author(s):  
Lukia H. Namaganda ◽  
Rita Almeida ◽  
Dan Kajungu ◽  
Fred Wabwire-Mangen ◽  
Stefan Peterson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
General Population ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Severe Malnutrition ◽  
Motor Impairments ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Sub Saharan

Background Studies from high-income countries reported reduced life expectancy in children with cerebral palsy (CP), while no population-based study has evaluated mortality of children with CP in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to estimate the mortality rate (MR) of children with CP in a rural region of Uganda and identify risk factors and causes of death (CODs). Methods and findings This population-based, longitudinal cohort study was based on data from Iganga-Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance System in eastern Uganda. We identified 97 children (aged 2–17 years) with CP in 2015, whom we followed to 2019. They were compared with an age-matched cohort from the general population (n = 41 319). MRs, MR ratios (MRRs), hazard ratios (HRs), and immediate CODs were determined. MR was 3952 per 100 000 person years (95% CI 2212–6519) in children with CP and 137 per 100 000 person years (95% CI 117–159) in the general population. Standardized MRR was 25·3 in the CP cohort, compared with the general population. In children with CP, risk of death was higher in those with severe gross motor impairments than in those with milder impairments (HR 6·8; p = 0·007) and in those with severe malnutrition than in those less malnourished (HR = 3·7; p = 0·052). MR was higher in females in the CP cohort, with a higher MRR in females (53·0; 95% CI 26·4–106·3) than in males (16·3; 95% CI 7·2–37·2). Age had no significant effect on MR in the CP cohort, but MRR was higher at 10–18 years (39·6; 95% CI 14·2–110·0) than at 2–6 years (21·0; 95% CI 10·2–43·2). Anaemia, malaria, and other infections were the most common CODs in the CP cohort. Conclusions Risk of premature death was excessively high in children with CP in rural sub-Saharan Africa, especially in those with severe motor impairments or malnutrition. While global childhood mortality has significantly decreased during recent decades, this observed excessive mortality is a hidden humanitarian crisis that needs to be addressed.

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