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


RESULTS
Amounts these patients, 40.4% were in medico-social centers, 30% in non-medico-social centers, and 29.4% lived at home with their parents. Only 6% were unknown by the departmental commission of specialized education (CDES). The rate of prevalence of the severely handicapped children from 5 to 19 years in the north of France was 0.7 per thousand.


CONCLUSIONS
Results are compared with those from an INSERM study about handicap patients in 14 French counties.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004519:Education, Special / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015995:Prevalence