Table 2.
Motor disability among 161 individuals from eight municipalities in Paraíba State (both inherited and acquired conditions)
| Diagnosis | No. | Percent | Diagnosis | No. | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inherited neuromuscular disease | Acquired neuromuscular disease | ||||
| Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2B | 10 | 6.2 | Peripheral neuropathy | 1 | 0.6 |
| Spinal muscular atrophy type 3 | 7 | 4.4 | Diabetic polyneuropathy | 2 | 1.2 |
| Steinert muscular dystrophy | 3 | 1.9 | Paralytic poliomyelitis | 9 | 5.6 |
| Becker muscular dystrophy | 3 | 1.9 | |||
| Andermann syndrome | 1 | 0.6 | |||
| SPOAN syndrome | 3 | 1.9 | |||
| 27 | 16.8 | 12 | 7.5 | ||
| Other inherited diseases | Other acquired diseases | ||||
| Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 | 23 | 14.3 | Cerebral palsy | 40 | 24.8 |
| Ataxia-telangiectasia | 2 | 1.2 | Sydenham's chorea | 1 | 0.6 |
| Tibial aplasia ectrodactyly | 1 | 0.6 | Leprosy | 1 | 0.6 |
| Cockayne syndrome | 1 | 0.6 | Encephalitis sequelae | 2 | 1.2 |
| Joubert syndrome | 1 | 0.6 | Syringohydromyelia | 1 | 0.6 |
| Prader–Willi syndrome | 1 | 0.6 | Kyphoscoliosis | 5 | 3.1 |
| Rett syndrome | 1 | 0.6 | Multiple arthrogryposis | 3 | 1.9 |
| Sotos syndrome | 1 | 0.6 | Myelomeningocele | 2 | 1.2 |
| Sturge–Weber syndrome | 1 | 0.6 | Other | 18 | 11.2 |
| McCune–Albright syndrome | 1 | 0.6 | |||
| Wilson disease | 1 | 0.6 | |||
| Niemann–Pick type C disease | 1 | 0.6 | |||
| Osteogenesis imperfecta | 3 | 1.9 | |||
| Other | 12 | 7.5 | |||
| 50 | 31.0 | 72 | 44.7 | ||
| Total | 77 | 47.8 | Total | 84 | 52.2 |