Epidemiology of Cerebral Palsy in Northeastern Switzerland.

Pediatr Phys Ther

San Giovanni Hospital (Mr Forni), Bellinzona, Switzerland; Saint Josef-Foundation (Ms Stojicevic), Bremgarten, Switzerland; Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland (Ms van Son and Dr Kuenzle), Saint Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Pediatrics (Dr Lava), University Children's Hospital of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland; Rehabilitation Research Laboratory 2rLab (Mr Beretta-Piccoli), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care (Mr Forni), University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno, Switzerland.

Published: April 2018

Purpose: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability of childhood. Less is known about its prevalence and associated factors in Switzerland, so we aimed to fill this knowledge gap in one Swiss canton, evaluating the feasibility to build up a CP registry.

Methods: A retrospective review of medical records was undertaken. Children born during 1995 and 2009 in the canton of Saint Gallen diagnosed with CP were eligible for inclusion.

Results: A total of 140 patients formed the study cohort. The prevalence of CP was 0.19%, with 85% of children affected by spastic CP.

Conclusions: The results of the present study were comparable with data of the Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe network. Moreover, this pilot study demonstrated the feasibility and usefulness of creating a registry of children affected by CP.

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