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Main causes of hospitalization in people with Angelman syndrome
Author(s) -
DomínguezBerjón M. Felícitas,
Zoni Ana Clara,
EstebanVasallo María D,
SendraGutiérrez Juan Manuel,
AstrayMochales Jenaro
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 1360-2322
DOI - 10.1111/jar.12411
Subject(s) - angelman syndrome , psychology , developmental psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , pediatrics , medicine , biology , genetics , gene
Background The objective was to describe the main causes of hospitalization in people with Angelman syndrome ( AS ). Method Population‐based cross‐sectional study in the Community of Madrid ( CM ), Spain. The information source for AS cases was the information system for rare diseases in the CM . Variables related to hospitalization, for the period 2006–2014, were the following: number of episodes, outcome, main cause, length of stay and type of admission. Main causes of hospitalization were described by age group and sex. Results The most frequent causes of hospitalization were the following: oral–dental care (28.9%), seizures (19.6%), orthopaedic problems (14.4%) and acute respiratory disorders (12.4%). The percentage of hospitalizations was higher for oral–dental care in women and for orthopaedic problems in men ( p ‐value <.05). Hospitalizations for an acute respiratory disorder were higher in adults ( p ‐value <.05). Conclusions Some differences in the causes of hospitalization of people with AS were observed by sex and age.