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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1987 33(5):263-265; doi:10.1093/tropej/33.5.263
© 1987 by Oxford University Press
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Cerebral Palsy in Zaria, Northern Nigeria—is it Preventable?

N. Sathiakumar and A. M. Yakubu

Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, Nigeria

One hundred and forty-one children with cerebral palsy were seen during a 3-year period. It was commoner in boys. The majority of children were delivered at hospitals and the incidence was higher among first borns, and fifth borns and above. Most presented in the first 2 years of life. Neonatal asphyxia ranked the highest among the aetiological factors and the commonest clinical presentation was the spastic type. The latter observations were consistent with the previous report from this centre.


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