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ArticleChild neurology open

Clinical Profile of Pediatric Neurological Disorders: Outpatient Department, Khartoum, Sudan.

Inaam Noureldyme Mohamed, Maha Abdelmoneum Elseed, Ahlam Abdalrhman Hamed

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Article in Child neurology open. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Inaam Noureldyme MohamedUniversity of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Maha Abdelmoneum ElseedUniversity of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Ahlam Abdalrhman HamedUniversity of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
University of Khartoum · SD

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is no available data from Sudan reflecting the magnitude of the neurological disorders and disabilities in the pediatric age-group. This study aims to evaluate the pattern of neurological disorders among Sudanese children. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis is a retrospective survey of children with epilepsy and other neurodisability disorders seen at pediatric neurology outpatient clinic, during the period from January 2007 to August 2013. The data of 9600 patients were analyzed.

resultsA total of 6019 patients were included in the study. The majority of the patients had epilepsy that amounted to 52.8%, followed by cerebral palsy (19.1%), congenital anomalies of the central nervous system (6.2%), neuromuscular disorders (3.2%), stroke (2.4%), ataxia and movement disorders (1.9%), assumed genetic syndromes (1.2%), and others.

conclusionNeurological disorders constitute a major cause of chronic morbidity in pediatric age-group.

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PMID28503602
PMCPMC5417275
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