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Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Children with Cerebral Palsy (n = 135)

From: Cerebral palsy in children in Kampala, Uganda: clinical subtypes, motor function and co-morbidities

 

n (%) or median (IQR)

Characteristic

 

Sex M/F

72/63

Age at presentation(years)

3.5 (3.2)

Birth weight (Kg) n = 113

3.2 (0.94;0.8-6.0)

Birth in Hospital

101 (74.8%)

Residence (Urban/Rural)

95/40

Parental factors

 

Age of father at child’s birth (years) n = 121

30 (7.9;18-68)

Age of mother at child’s birth(years) n = 130

24 (5.4;14-45)

Mother attended antenatal care

122 (90.4%)

History of infection/fever during 1st trimester

58 (43.0%)

Poor maternal nutrition during pregnancy

35 (25.9%)

Perinatal factors a

 

Vaginal delivery

103 (76.3%)

Preterm birth (<37wks GA)

18 (13.3%)

Prenatal complications

37 (27.2%)

Neonatal complications

28 (20.6%)

Post neonatal complications

25 (18.4%)

Clinical Presentation

 

Dysmorphic features

43 (31.9%)

Microcephalyb

32 (33.7%)

Congenital Anomaly

4 (3.0%)

Hydrocephalous

4 (3.0%)

Positive HIV Serologyc

2 (1.7%)

Type of Cerebral Palsy

 

Bilateral Spastic

62 (45.9%)

Unilateral Spastic

32 (23.7%)

Dyskinetic

17 (12.6%)

Ataxia

13 (9.6%)

Unclassifiable

11(8.1%)

Co-morbidity

 

Signs of Epilepsy

61(45.2%)

Signs of Speech and Language disorders

50 (37.0%)

Signs of Visual Impairments

40 (29.6%)

Signs of Hearing Impairments

21 (15.6%)

Signs of Behavioral disorders

 

▪Signs of Anxiety/Depression

26 (19.3%)

▪Signs of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity

46 (34.1%)

Signs of Learning disability

102 (75.6%)

Signs of Autistic Spectrum Disorders

32 (23.7%)

  1. M-Male; F-Female; GA-Gestational age.
  2. a Prenatal factors: Prenatal period: From pregnancy until birth.; Neonatal period: From birth up to day 28.
  3. Post neonatal period: From day 29 up to 2 years.
  4. b Microcephaly- done in 95 children < 5 years of age. c Positive HIV Serology - only 114 caregivers consented to this test.