University of Copenhagen, Department of Psychology, and The Danish Resource Centre on Congenital Deafblindness, Aalborg, Denmark.
Int J Audiol. 2010 Feb;49(2):76-82. doi: 10.3109/14992020903311388.
A study of prevalence and aetiology was performed on 63 children and 127 adults in Denmark with congenital deafblindness. Using a Scandinavian definition of deafblindness, the prevalence of congenital deafblindness was found to be 1:29 000. Thirty-five different aetiological causes of deafblindness were found. Causes of congenital deafblindness were different among adults compared to causes among children. Rubella syndrome (28%, n = 36) and Down syndrome (8%. n = 10) were the largest groups among people above 18 years of age. Among children CHARGE syndrome (16%, n = 13) was the largest group. Ethnicity was also evaluated. Among children 72% were Danish, but among the adults 98% were Danish. Implications of difference in aetiology and ethnicity are discussed in relation to the Scandinavian traditions of clinical practice and identification of congenital deafblindness.
在丹麦，对 63 名儿童和 127 名成人进行了先天性聋盲的患病率和病因学研究。使用斯堪的纳维亚聋盲定义，发现先天性聋盲的患病率为 1:29000。发现了 35 种不同的聋盲病因。先天性聋盲的病因在成人和儿童之间有所不同。风疹综合征（28%，n=36）和唐氏综合征（8%，n=10）是 18 岁以上人群中最大的两个群体。在儿童中， CHARGE 综合征（16%，n=13）是最大的群体。还评估了种族。在儿童中，72%是丹麦人，但在成人中，98%是丹麦人。讨论了病因和种族差异对斯堪的纳维亚临床实践和先天性聋盲识别传统的影响。
