Level of Primary Disability of Children with Consequences of Infantile Cerebral Palsy

Reforming the rehabilitation system for children with cerebral palsy is currently a pressing problem in the social sphere of the Russian Federation. The aim of the work is to analyze the state of disability in children with the consequences of cerebral palsy. The study used data from the Federal State Statistics Service, the Federal Register of Disabled Persons, and information from the Unified Automated Information System of the Medical and Social Expertise (EAVIISM). Analysis of data on the level of primary childhood disability in the Russian Federation due to diseases of the nervous system showed fluctuations in 2018–2021. Comparing the rates of primary disability in children with cerebral palsy in Moscow and the Central Federal District, there was a decrease in the number of children in this category from 332 to 228 people in Moscow and from 1160 to 790 people in the Central Federal District. Violations were often noted in children aged 0 to 3 years. According to the gender structure, boys prevailed mainly, their proportion was 57–58 %. In terms of the degree of disability in children, 1st and 2nd degree prevailed, the disorders were associated with self-care and movement. In general, the level of disability of children with cerebral palsy recognized for the first time in the Russian Federation is higher than in Moscow and the Central Federal District, this was explained by the presence in the Central Federal District and Moscow of a high level of medical and rehabilitation care for children with cerebral palsy.