Table 1 Socio-demographic, risk factors, and clinical characteristics among studied patients
Variables | Total number = 1000 |
|---|---|
Age/months (mean ± SD) | 37.5 ± 6.7 |
Age of male patients | 31.0 ± 4.8 |
Age of female patients | 44.0 ± 14.0 |
Sex | |
 Male | 644(64.4) |
 Female | 356(35.6) |
District | |
 Dakahlia | 712 (71.2) |
 Gharbia | 103(10.3) |
 Damietta | 62(6.2) |
 Sharkia | 58(4.8) |
 Kafr El Sheikh | 46(4.6) |
 Port Said | 19(1.9) |
Gestational age/weeks | |
 Full term (> 37 weeks) | 695(69.5) |
 Preterm (< 37 weeks) | 258(25.8) |
 Post-term (> 42 weeks) | 47(4.7) |
Polarity | |
 Singleton | 946(94.6) |
 Twin | 49(4.9) |
 Triplets | 5(0.5) |
Risk factors according to the time of injury | |
 Antenatal | 210 (21.0) |
 Natal and post-natal | 307(30.7) |
 Post-neonatal | 171(17.1) |
 Unidentified | 312(31.2) |
Type of motor impairment | |
 Spastic | 716(71.6) |
 Dyskinetic | 83(8.3) |
 Mixed | 103(10.3) |
 Hypotonic | 98(9.8) |
Topographic appearance of spastic and mixed groups | N = 819 |
 Hemiplegic | 187(22.8) |
 Diplegic | 262(31.9) |
 Quadriplegic | 370(45.2) |