Aspects epidemiologiques des deficience intellectuelles de l'enfant: experience de l'hopital d'enfant de Rabat

Mental deficiency is frequent in paediatric practise. We have noted mental deficiency in 5,5% of the children going to the surgery for the first time, and in 1,5% of the hospitalized children. We have noted that the frequency of the antenatal causes [34%] and the perinatal causes [18%] particularly the neonatal suffering [14%], is increased. All the efforts must be done to take maesures of primary prevention of mental deficiency in our country