Seroprevalence and Genetic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii among Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Egypt

Table 3

Seropositivity of T. gondii infection in relation to the neurodevelopmental disorders in the patient group.

Neurodevelopmental disorders	Patient group (n = 180)
	Tested n	Positive n	%
Hydrocephalus	26	18^a	69.2
Microcephaly	23	2	8.7
Cerebral palsy	44	6	13.6
Epilepsy	51	31^b	60.8
Mental retardation	16	2	12.5
ADHD	14	4	28.6
Autism	6	1	16.7

n: number of participants. ^aStatistical significant at . ^bStatistical significant at , ADHD: attention deficit hyperactive disorder.