[Prevalence of cerebral palsy in Okinawa between 1995 and 2001].
We report a population based study of prevalence of cerebral palsy in children born between 1995 and 2001 in Okinawa. The overall prevalence of cerebral palsy was 2.3 per 1,000 live-births; this result was higher than that reported in our previous study conducted between 1988 and 1994. We found a high prevalence of cerebral palsy in children weighing less than 2,500 g, especially in those weighing less than 1,500 g at birth. Moreover we found children weighing more than 1,800 g or those who had more than 33 weeks of gestation period at birth showed a lower risk for cerebral palsy.
Touyama
Mayumi
M
Department of Pediatrics, Okinawa Child Development Center, Okinawa. mayu-t@nirai.ne.jp
Touyama
Jun
J
D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence