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There is very little data pertaining to cerebral palsy (CP) from Nepal. In this retrospective study it was observed that dyskinetic CP was seen in 29 % and the sex ratio of males to females was two in the study population of children with CP. Both of these are much higher than data from developed countries. Hence, further randomized cross-sectional community based study is recommended to enquire into this pattern. Data regarding early identification was encouraging as majority of the cases (56 %) were diagnosed before 4 years of age. There is a stark necessity of early screening and rehabilitation program with provision for follow-up for the affected children, which must also be accessible to the disadvantaged and marginalized groups in Nepal.
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I would like to express my gratitude to Prof. Batuk Prasad Rajbhandari, the chairman of Self-help Group for cerebral palsy (SGCP), Nepal for his lifelong contribution to uplifting children with cerebral palsy in Nepal. The CEO of Self-help Group for cerebral palsy, Nepal deserves equal credit for his encouragement for preparation of this work. I would like to thank all the staffs of SGCP for their dedicated work in the service of children and parents of children affected with CP and other neurological diseases. Also, Dr. Chandra LekhaTuladhar deserves special thanks here, whose nudge to the young Rotaracts Anushree and Dipta was a big help in tabulation of data for this study.
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The author collected and tabulated all the data from the records of the institute. Help of two Rotary Club volunteers were enlisted for part of data entry into the spreadsheet, which was again rechecked by the author. The author then analyzed the data and wrote the paper after extensive literature review. The paper was then shown to a few experts from this field and their feedback was incorporated into the final manuscript.
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Thapa, R. Retrospective Descriptive Study of Cerebral Palsy in Nepal. J Autism Dev Disord 46, 2285–2291 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2757-x
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