Alterations in neurodevelopment in children under 5 years of age in two states of the Mexican Republic

Ricardo-Garcell, Josefina; Guadarrama-Celaya, Francia; Otero-Ojeda, Gloria A.; Rodríguez-Valdés, René F.; Aguilar-Fabré, Liane; Hernández-Vázquez, Hebert L.; García-Solís, Pablo; Solís-S, Juan C.; García, Carlota; Ávila-Morales, Javier; Hernández-Montiel, Hebert L.

doi:10.24875/rmn.21000075

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Revista mexicana de neurociencia

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Abstract

RICARDO-GARCELL, Josefina et al. Alterations in neurodevelopment in children under 5 years of age in two states of the Mexican Republic. Rev. mex. neurocienc. [online]. 2022, vol.23, n.5, pp.165-170. Epub Nov 17, 2022. ISSN 2604-6180. https://doi.org/10.24875/rmn.21000075.

There are more than 1 billion people with disabilities worldwide, with 16% of children having some type of neurodevelopmental disorder (ND). In Mexico, 6% of the population presented some disability; however, there is a lack of data on ND in children under 5 years of age.

Objective:

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of neurodevelopmental alterations in children under 5 years of age in urban, suburban, and rural populations from two states of Mexico.

Methods:

This was an observational and cross-sectional design study. We included 501 clinically healthy children from 0 to 60 months of age, from urban, suburban, and rural populations from the state of Queretaro (201) and from the State of Mexico (300). Neurodevelopmental alterations were detected through the electronic N-PED system, exploring areas of neurological development of language, psychomotor, and sensory (auditory and visual). The positive subjects were clinically assessed to confirm the diagnosis.

Results:

A 14.7% prevalence of ND was found, with a significant difference between Queretaro (8.9%) and the State of Mexico (18.7%). Language alterations were significantly different for both states (4.9% and 16% for Queretaro and the State of Mexico, respectively).

Conclusions:

The prevalence of ND and language alterations presented significant differences between the two evaluated states.

Keywords : Neurodevelopmental deviations; Language; Psychomotor; Sensory.

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