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Author: Hazha j .Hidayat
College of Education /Departtment of Biology, Salahaddin University.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24086/cuesj.si.2017.n2a25
Abstract
The incidence of childhood Cerebral Palsy combine mental retardation (MR) remains an alarming situation in Erbil city. The current retrospective study was designed to determine whether consanguinity and maternity age are major risk factors to educate the population and define intervention methods. A total of 100 children diagnosed with MR of unknown etiology were included in this study. Overall prevalence of consanguinity was 60%, of mothers were about 24 % were within normal range for maternal age, with equal representations for the 20−25 and 25−30 age groups. While 75% with abnormal range for mother age old. Consanguinity and mother’s age does predict mental retardation.
Keywords: Cerebral palsy, Mental retardation, Consanguinity, Maternal age.
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