%0 Journal Article %1 Suzuki1991 %A Suzuki, H. %A Kodama, K. %D 1991 %J No To Hattatsu %K Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Down Syndrome; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Mental Retardation; Movement Disorders; Tokyo; Urban Health %N 5 %P 481--485 %T Incidence rate of cerebral palsy, severe mental and motor retardation, and mental retardation in a suburban Tokyo area %V 23 %X We investigated the incidence rates of several neurological diseases in childhood in a suburban Tokyo area with a total population of about 130,000. The number of liveborn babies during 1985-1989 was 6,772. The number of patients with cerebral palsy (CP) was 13 and the incidence rate was 1.9/1,000, which is equal to the results of reports from several countries. Patients with severe mental and motor retardation (SMMR) was 7 and the incidence rate was 1.0/1,000. Five out of the 7 children with SMMR always needed medical care and were always or very frequently hospitalized. Prenatal brain damage played a major role in the pathogenesis of CP and SMMR. The number of patients with Down syndrome (DS) was 9 and the incidence rate was 1.3/1,000. The number of patients with mental retardation (MR) except DS was 64 and the incidence rate was 11.6/1,000. We conclude that the incidence rates of CP, DS, SMMR, and MR still remain high and that we need further strategy to prevent pediatric neurological diseases.

@article{Suzuki1991, abstract = {We investigated the incidence rates of several neurological diseases in childhood in a suburban Tokyo area with a total population of about 130,000. The number of liveborn babies during 1985-1989 was 6,772. The number of patients with cerebral palsy (CP) was 13 and the incidence rate was 1.9/1,000, which is equal to the results of reports from several countries. Patients with severe mental and motor retardation (SMMR) was 7 and the incidence rate was 1.0/1,000. Five out of the 7 children with SMMR always needed medical care and were always or very frequently hospitalized. Prenatal brain damage played a major role in the pathogenesis of CP and SMMR. The number of patients with Down syndrome (DS) was 9 and the incidence rate was 1.3/1,000. The number of patients with mental retardation (MR) except DS was 64 and the incidence rate was 11.6/1,000. We conclude that the incidence rates of CP, DS, SMMR, and MR still remain high and that we need further strategy to prevent pediatric neurological diseases.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:37:06.000+0200}, author = {Suzuki, H. and Kodama, K.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22fc7e51b284ee8f8344295729b8f63cc/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {78444a1bfa21e0d1afe1c93bbbcb7ccd}, intrahash = {2fc7e51b284ee8f8344295729b8f63cc}, journal = {No To Hattatsu}, keywords = {Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Down Syndrome; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Mental Retardation; Movement Disorders; Tokyo; Urban Health}, month = Sep, number = 5, pages = {481--485}, pmid = {1834106}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:37:06.000+0200}, title = {[Incidence rate of cerebral palsy, severe mental and motor retardation, and mental retardation in a suburban Tokyo area]}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 23, year = 1991 }