title: [Prevalence of neurological disorders among children with Down syndrome].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Neurological disturbances are common problems in children with Down Syndrome (DS).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of neurological disorders affecting children with Down Syndrome.
  
  
  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.
authors: División de Pediatría, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors: Beatriz
authors: B
authors: Gaete
authors: Cecilia
authors: C
authors: Mellado
authors: Marta
authors: M
authors: Hernández
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult