Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 infection in polyhandicapped persons in France.

Aim: Little is known about the clinical profile of COVID-19 infection in polyhandicapped persons. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of this infection among individuals with polyhandicap.

Method: This was a retrospective observational study.

[Pain in children with neurological impairment: A review from the French Pediatric Neurology Society].

Management of pain is one of the major expectations of children with neurological impairment and their families. The medical literature is poor on this topic accounting for approximately 0.15 % of the publications on pain in general.

[Epidemiologic study of multihandicapped children in the north of France].

Patients And Methods: The files of 440 severely handicapped children in the north of France were studied. These children had severe mental retardation and very poor motricity development. The methods of care and nursing were studied.

[Visually handicapped children and young adults in specialized schools in the French North department in 1995].

Background: In 1988, the prevalence of blindness in France was 0.17/1000 and that of amblyopia 0.48/1000.

[The liberal ophthalmologists of the northern France and management of children with vision deficiencies].

Purpose: The purpose of this analysis was to appreciate the management of visually handicaped children outside specialized structures. We also assessed relays between primary physicians, hospitals and specialized structures.

Method: A 12-question survey was sent to 144 liberal ophthalmologists of the North of France.