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Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy in Nigeria?


Does anyone know what the rate of Cerebral Palsy is in Nigeria or how it differs between africa as a whole and developed countries? Many thanks

Birth injury/annoxia must be more common in under developed rural commumities with poor or non existant medical services.

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I cant give you figures, but I would say that any country which has a large population of village dwellers would be likely to have more peri-natal incidence of cerebral palsy...;

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