HEMIPLEGIA
BY THE NUMBERS.

HEMIPLEGIA STATISTICS
  • There were approximately 73.8 million children age 17 and under in the U.S. in 20171.
  • Cerebral Palsy (CP) occurs in approximately 3 out of 1,000 children, meaning that approximately 221,400 children age 17 and under in the U.S. have CP2,3,4.
  • Hemiplegia occurs in 33% of CP cases5, meaning that approximately 73,062 children age 17 and under in the U.S. have hemiplegia.
  • Hemiplegia is the most common form of CP for children born at term.
  • Roughly 4,000 children are diagnosed with hemiplegia each year.
FACTS ABOUT STROKE
  • Strokes can occur before birth, during birth, or shortly after birth.
  • Infants, young children, and young adults can have a stroke.
  • Perinatal stroke occurs in 1 out of every 2,300 births.
  • Stroke is as common as brain tumors in children.
  • Stroke is one of the top ten leading causes of death for children.
  • The majority of pediatric strokes occur during the perinatal period (22 weeks gestation through 30 days following birth).
  • In most perinatal strokes, a cause cannot be found.

HEMICHILDREN

An estimated 73,000 children in the United States have Hemiplegia.

CEREBRAL PALSY

Approximately 3 in every 1,000 kids are diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

HEMIPLEGIA RATE

Hemiplegia occurs in 33% of cerebral palsy cases.

BIRTH RATE

Roughly 4,000 babies are diagnosed with hemiplegia each year.

REFERENCES
  1. United States child population data found at www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/tables/pop1.asp.
  2. A multiple-source method for studying the prevalence of developmental disabilities in children: the Metropolitan Atlanta Developmental Disabilities Study. Metropolitan Atlanta Developmental Disabilities Study.
  3. Prevalence of Four Developmental Disabilities Among Children Aged 8 Years - Metropolitan Atlanta Developmental Disabilities Surveillance Program, 1996 and 2000. Prevalence of Four Developmental Disabilities.
  4. Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy in 8-Year-Old Children in Three Areas of the United States in 2002: A Multisite Collaboration. Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy in 8-Year-Old Children.
  5. "Practice parameter: Diagnostic assessment of the child with cerebral palsy," by Ashwal, S., Russman, B.S., Blasco, P.A., Miller, G., Sandler, A., Shevell, M. & Stevenson, R. Practice parameter: Diagnostic assessment of the child with cerebral palsy.