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- Title
Cerebral palsy in Canadian Indigenous children.
- Authors
Chen, Anjellica; Dyck Holzinger, Sasha; Oskoui, Maryam; Shevell, Michael; Andersen, John; Buckley, David; Fehlings, Darcy; Burkholder, Lee; Kirton, Adam; Koclas, Louise; Pigeon, Nicole; Van Rensburg, Esias; Sheriko, Jordan; Wood, Ellen
- Abstract
Aim: To determine whether inequities in health outcomes for Indigenous Canadians are also present in cerebral palsy (CP) by comparing CP profiles between Indigenous and non‐Indigenous children. Method: Using the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Registry, we conducted a cross‐sectional study. CP motor subtype, gross motor severity, comorbidities, perinatal adversity, preterm birth, and parental education were compared between 94 Indigenous (53 males, 41 females) and 1555 non‐Indigenous (891 males, 664 females) children (all >5y). Multivariate analysis was done to analyze adverse CP factors, defined as CP gross motor severity and comorbidities. CP etiologies, either prenatal/perinatal or postnatal, were also compared. Results: Indigenous children with CP have higher odds of having low parental education (odds ratio [OR] 6.15, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.36–11.3) and comorbidities (OR 4.46, 95% CI 1.62–12.3), especially cognitive (OR 4.52, 95% CI 2.27–9.05), communication (OR 2.66, 95% CI 1.54–4.61), and feeding (OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.33–3.83) impairment. Indigenous children also have higher CP gross motor severity (p=0.03). Indigenous children are also more likely to have non‐accidental head injury (n=4; OR 8.18, 95% CI 1.86–36.0) as the cause of their postnatal CP. Interpretation: Indigenous populations have worse health outcomes as a result of intergenerational impacts of colonization. Our study shows that Indigenous children with CP have increased comorbidities and higher CP gross motor severity, reinforcing the need for a multidisciplinary approach to management. Furthermore, targeted prevention programs against preventable causes of CP, such as non‐accidental head injury, may be beneficial. What this paper adds: Indigenous children with cerebral palsy (CP) have more severe motor impairment and more comorbidities.Non‐accidental head injury is a significant cause of postnatal CP. What this paper adds: Indigenous children with cerebral palsy (CP) have more severe motor impairment and more comorbidities.Non‐accidental head injury is a significant cause of postnatal CP. This article is commented on by King on page 500 of this issue.
- Subjects
INDIGENOUS children; ABORIGINAL Canadians; CEREBRAL palsy; CHILDREN with cerebral palsy; INDIGENOUS peoples
- Publication
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2021, Vol 63, Issue 5, p614
- ISSN
0012-1622
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/dmcn.14776