Establish registry of cerebral palsy in Kafrelsheikh governorate-Egypt / Nashwa Abdullah Mahmoud Soliman ; Supervised Samia Abdelrahman Abdelrahman , Amany Mousa Mohamed

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders in Pediatrics

Background: The prevalence of cerebral palsy as one of the most common causes of childhood physical disability is high in developing countries. Purpose: To establish a registry of cerebral palsy in Kafrelsheikh governorate. Methods: One hundred and three children with cerebral palsy of both genders who were receiving physical therapy in Kafrelsheikh governorate (except Kafrelsheikh city) participated in the study. Their ages ranged from one month to 18 years. They were subjected to the modified Australian Registry Form. This study was conducted from August 2018 up to October 2019. Results: The findings revealed that the prevalence of children with cerebral palsy who received physical therapy services was 1/10000 live births in Kafrelsheikh Governorate. The results showed that the common type of cerebral palsy was the spastic hemiplegia (28.2% with right hemiplegia and 25.2% with left hemiplegia). Results revealed that cerebral palsy was of higher frequency among girls than boys. There is no correlation between motor ability and gestational age, gender as well as birth weight (p>0.5). Same correlation was found regarding the manual and speech abilities. Conclusion: Prevalence of cerebral palsy in Kafrelsheikh Governorate is low. Spastic type of cerebral palsy has the highest frequency especially spastic hemiplegic type

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