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• TITLE: Prevalence and Characterization of the Cerebral Palsy in Maceió, a Northeast City of Brazil

  AUTHORS: Márcia Andreya Zanon, Amanda Kelly Martin Araújo, Edson V. C. Neto, Larissa C. Mendes, David Balbino Pascoal, Euclides Maurício Trindade Filho, Reidson Beiriz Verçosa, Lysien Ivania Zambrano, Janise Dal Pai, José Cláudio da Silva

  KEYWORDS: Cerebral Palsy, Epidemiology, Motor Disorders, Muscle Weakness, Muscle Tonus

  JOURNAL NAME: World Journal of Neuroscience, Vol.8 No.3, July 20, 2018

  ABSTRACT: Background: Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders arising from a static damage or brain development defects occurring during fetal life and in the first months of life. Methods: The sample consisted of 800 individuals living in 50 districts of the city of Maceio. A standardized questionnaire was applied. Results: The prevalence of cerebral palsy in the sample was 5/1000. All were born at term, 75% were male, 50% had severe cerebral palsy and 50% was moderate. 75% had quadriplegia and 25% had diplegia. Fifty percent of the cerebral palsy was caused by meningitis and 50% for prolonged labor. Conclusions: The prevalence of cerebral palsy in Maceió is 140.38% higher than the highest prevalence found in developed countries, predominantly in low-income and related to postnatal infection in families.