Akodu Olufemi Samuel, Ogunlesi Tinuade Adetutu, Adekanmbi Abiodun Folashade, Gbadebo Fatai Adekunle
Department of Pediatrics, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Nigeria.
Department of Pediatrics, General Hospital, Ota, Ogun, Nigeria.
Sudan J Paediatr. 2022;22(1):83-89. doi: 10.24911/SJP.106-1588669565.
Neurological diseases in children may be associated with mortality and long-term morbidity when they recover from acute ailments. The pattern of neurological disorders in an outpatient service may highlight the burden of these diseases. The objective of the present study is to describe the pattern of neurological disorders at the Pediatric Neurology Clinic of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Nigeria. A retrospective analysis of consecutive patients in a Pediatric Neurology Clinic of OOUTH, from 1st January 2011 till 31st December 2014, was carried out. A total of 4,476 patients attended the pediatric outpatient unit. Of these, 433 children had neurological disorders with a prevalence of 9.67%. The most frequent pediatric neurological disorders included seizure disorders (37.7%), cerebral palsy (37.7%), and central nervous system infections with complications (6.2%). The subjects with cerebral palsy were the youngest, while the subjects with seizures were the oldest. This study emphasizes that neurological disease contributes substantially to childhood morbidity in a semi-urban African tertiary hospital.
儿童神经系统疾病在从急性疾病中恢复时可能与死亡率和长期发病率相关。门诊服务中神经系统疾病的模式可能凸显这些疾病的负担。本研究的目的是描述尼日利亚萨加穆奥拉比西·奥纳班乔大学教学医院（OOUTH）儿科神经科门诊的神经系统疾病模式。对OOUTH儿科神经科门诊2011年1月1日至2014年12月31日期间的连续患者进行了回顾性分析。共有4476名患者到儿科门诊就诊。其中，433名儿童患有神经系统疾病，患病率为9.67%。最常见的儿科神经系统疾病包括癫痫症（37.7%）、脑瘫（37.7%）和伴有并发症的中枢神经系统感染（6.2%）。脑瘫患者年龄最小，而癫痫患者年龄最大。本研究强调，在非洲一家半城市三级医院中，神经系统疾病对儿童发病率有很大影响。
