dc.contributor.author | Malavu, Andrew P | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-24T09:01:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-24T09:01:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1995 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Degree Of Master of Medicine (Paediatrics) | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/25276 | |
dc.description | Dissertation presented in part fulfillment for The Degree Of
Master of Medicine (Paediatrics)
University of Nairobi | en |
dc.description.abstract | A three month cross sectional descriptive study was carried
out on children with cerebral palsy, presenting to the occupational
therapy department of KNH , from February to April 1993. The
objectives of the study were to describe the pattern and to
identify some risk factors associated with CP, in children seen
at the occupational therapy department of KNH.
One hundred children with C.P. were studied. The median age
was 18 months, with a male to fe male ratio of 1.3:1.
Asphyxia was found to be the most common associated risk factor of
CP, contributing 40% of all cases. This was followed by intracranial
infections 29% , unknown 17% , kernicterus 8% , multiple
factors 5% and head injury 1% .
Spastic cerebral palsy was the roostcornnonpresenting type of
cerebral palsy contributing 84% of cases. Extrapyramidal 16% and
the mixed type 3%, made up the rest.
Resul ts of this study show that perinatal and postnatal risk
factors,mainly contributed to most cases of cerebral palsy. Hence
the author recommends that a follow up study to this one wi th
controls, should be carried out to determine the aetiology of CP in
our health institutions. This would help in the preventive aspects
of the control of CP. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Pattern of cerebral palsy in children presenting to Kenyatta National Hospitals occupational therapy department | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
local.publisher | School of Medicine | en |