RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cerebral palsy--is it a seasonal disorder?
JF Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
JO J Epidemiol Community Health
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 92
OP 93
DO 10.1136/jech.40.1.92
VO 40
IS 1
A1 L Kant
A1 S Dewan
A1 B K Jain
YR 1986
UL http://jech.bmj.com/content/40/1/92.abstract
AB A relationship between the season of birth and the occurrence of neurological disorders has already been reported. An attempt has been made to see if a similar relationship exists in the case of cerebral palsy also. The month of birth of all the 212 children with cerebral palsy attending specialised centres in New Delhi was ascertained. The month of birth was compared with the month-wise normal distribution of live births in Delhi. The difference in monthly trend was found to be statistically highly significant. Does it suggest that cerebral palsy is a seasonal disorder?