Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

Neuro Developmental Disorders (NDD) profile of children and adolescents attending Paediatric Neurology OP at a Govt.Head Quarters Hospital

Dr. M. Birla Pavalam, Dr. U. Jayalekshmi, Dr. N. Aravind Babu, Dr. S. Sathya Prakash, Mr. M. Chithiravel

Abstract :

_{Objective:  To study the NDD profile in domain wise and in spectrum and continuum pattern across various age groups and to analyse the seizure patterns among  them.Design: Cross sectional study.}

_{Setting:  Paediatric Neurology op based study in GHQH, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu between January to June 2018.}

_{Participants:  A total of 283 Children from neonatal  age to 18 Years of age referred to Paediatric Neurology op from general Paediatrics OP, NICU and District Early Intervention Centre (DEIC), GHQH, VNR.}

_{Results:  NDD children constituted 22.5 percent of paediatricneuorology OP with significant increase among male sex, 72 percent .  Neonatal surveillance from birth to 8 months age constituted 16 percent of NDD children whereas Global Developmental Delay(GDD) constituted 17 percent and 10 percent of NDDs of 8 months to 2 years age and 3 years to 5 years age group respectively.  21 percent of NDD children  fell in 8 months to 2 years age where as 18 percent fell in 3 years to 5 years age group.  35 percent of NDD children fell in 6 years to 12 years age group where as 10 percent fell 12 years to 18 years age group.  Excluding the children under neonatal surveillance, 37 percent of NDD children had more than one developmental diagnosis.  Seizures occurred in 18 percent of NDD Children among which spastic quadriplegia took the lead with 14 percent followed by GDD and moderate MR each constituting 12 percent.}

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Dr. M. Birla Pavalam, Dr. U. Jayalekshmi, Dr. N. Aravind Babu, Dr. S. Sathya Prakash, Mr. M.Chithiravel, Neuro Developmental Disorders (NDD) profile of children and adolescents attending Paediatric Neurology OP at a Govt.Head Quarters Hospital, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-9 | September-2018

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