[Prevalence of neurological disorders among children with Down syndrome]

Rev Med Chil. 2012 Feb;140(2):214-8. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872012000200010.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Background: Neurological disturbances are common problems in children with Down Syndrome (DS).

Aim: To determine the prevalence of neurological disorders affecting children with Down Syndrome.

Patients and methods: Review of medical records of 253 children aged from 1 day to 23 years affected with DS, attended at a public hospital and a University clinic.

Results: The overall prevalence of neurological disorders was 38.7%. The most common problems were ocular motor disorders in 26% of cases and epilepsy in 12%.

Conclusions: Neurological disorders are more common in children with DS than in the general population. Motor ocular disorders and epilepsy are the predominant disturbances detected.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Down Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Epilepsy / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Nervous System Diseases / classification
  • Nervous System Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Ocular Motility Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Odds Ratio
  • Prevalence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Young Adult