| Cerebral palsy births in eastern Denmark, 1987--90: implications for neonatal care. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 11489156 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
The Cerebral Palsy Register in eastern Denmark has collected cases using a uniform data sampling procedure since birth year 1979. We have investigated changes in the rate of cerebral palsy, related to gestational age, mortality and perinatal risk factors in children born 1983--90. The total cerebral palsy birth prevalence decreased from 3.0 in the birth year period 1983--86 to 2.4 per 1000 live births (P < 0.01) in 1987--90, owing to a decrease among all preterm infants (29--19 per 1000, P < 0.001). The perinatal and early neonatal mortality in preterm infants was unchanged from 1983--86 to 1987--90. The rate of cerebral palsy in term infants was 1.5 per 1000 in all birth-year periods from 1979--90. Among the cerebral palsy infants, the proportion of very preterm babies treated with mechanical ventilation in the neonatal period decreased from 95% in 1983--86 to 61% in 1987--90 (P < 0.001), while the group treated with CPAP among the moderately preterm babies increased from 61% to 78% (P < 0.05). The significant decline in cerebral palsy rate in preterm infants born 1987--90 may be due to a change in treatment at the neonatal intensive care units using less mechanical ventilation, a hypothesis which needs further investigation. |
| | |
Authors:
|
M Topp; P Uldall; G Greisen |
Related Documents
:
|
12865056 - Cerebral injury in association with profound iatrogenic hyperglycemia in a neonate. 3960606 - Etiologic factors in cerebral palsy. 12781996 - Quantitative analysis of perinatal rodent oligodendrocyte lineage progression and its c... 2109976 - Phrenic nerve damage in the tiny infant during vein cannulation for parenteral nutrition. 16925546 - Exposure to open tuberculosis on a neonatal unit. 7468296 - Pregnancy and delivery complications in the births of an unselected series of finnish c... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology Volume: 15 ISSN: 0269-5022 ISO Abbreviation: Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol Publication Date: 2001 Jul |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2001-08-07 Completed Date: 2001-09-27 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8709766 Medline TA: Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol Country: England |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 271-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
The Cerebral Palsy Registry in Denmark, National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark. monica.topp@dadlnet.dk |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Cerebral Palsy
/
epidemiology*,
mortality Denmark / epidemiology Humans Infant Mortality / trends Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature* Prevalence Registries Respiration, Artificial Risk Factors |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: The efficacy of the non-stress test in preventing fetal death in post-term pregnancy.
Next Document: Cerebral palsy in Northern Ireland: 1981--93.