Nwuga V C, Odunowo T
J Trop Med Hyg. 1978 May;81(5):84-7.
One hundred and fifty-two case records of poliomyelitis children were studied to examine the clinical characteristics of the patients. They were the random first 152 cases referred and hence constituted a representative study. The results showed that there was a preponderance of males in the data. The highest incidence was among children in the 13-24 month age group. Eighty-eight per cent of the children suffered from paralysis of the lower limb while 11.3 per cent suffered from involvement of the upper limb. Twenty-nine per cent of the patients demonstrated flexion/abduction deformity of the hip while 52.6 per cent showed foot drop resulting from tibialis anterior paralysis. Of the children studied 3.9 per cent came from the upper social class while 96.1 per cent came from the lower social class.
对152例小儿麻痹症患儿的病历进行了研究，以检查患者的临床特征。这些是随机转诊的首批152例病例，因此构成了一项具有代表性的研究。结果显示，数据中男性占多数。发病率最高的是13至24个月龄的儿童。88%的儿童下肢瘫痪，11.3%的儿童上肢受累。29%的患者表现出髋关节屈曲/外展畸形，52.6%的患者因胫前肌麻痹导致足下垂。在研究的儿童中，3.9%来自社会上层阶级，96.1%来自社会下层阶级。
