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Previous studies suggest a higher prevalence of neurological disease within certain ethnic communities, but have not specifically consider neuromuscular disorders (NMD). We undertook a retrospective case note review of those < 16 years with a confirmed diagnosis of NMD in a single centre in Yorkshire in 2010, to calculate the prevalence and relationship to ethnicity and deprivation status. This study confirms higher levels of NMD, particularly recessively inherited NMD within the South Asian population, as well as a link with higher deprivation. This has implications for service provision and resource allocation.

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This page is a summary of: The prevalence of neuromuscular disease in the paediatric population in Yorkshire, UK; variation by ethnicity and deprivation status, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, March 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13096.
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