Cerebral Palsy
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Cerebral Palsy Risk Factors
Risk factors for cerebral palsy include:
Child abuse
Chromosome abnormalities
Encephalopathy
Head injury
Hemolytic anemia
Hypoxia:
Lack of oxygen to the brain
Infections in the womb
Bleeding in the brain
Malformations
Maternal infections (infections in the womb)
Herpes simplex
Toxoplasmosis
CMV infection
Syphilis
Rubella
Meningitis
Encephalitis
Prematurity
Seizures
Stroke
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Last Updated: Jun 18, 2008
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Cerebral Palsy References:
Bax M, Goldstein M, Rosenbaum P, Leviton A, Paneth N, Dan B, Jacobson B, Damiano D; Executive Committee for the Definition of Cerebral Palsy. Proposed definition and classification of cerebral palsy, April 2005. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2005 Aug;47(8):571-6.
Bonellie SR, Currie D, Chalmers J. Comparison of risk factors for cerebral palsy in twins and singletons. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2005 Sep;47(9):587-91.
Howard J, Soo B, Graham HK, Boyd RN, Reid S, Lanigan A, Wolfe R, Reddihough DS. Cerebral palsy in Victoria: Motor types, topography and gross motor function. J Paediatr Child Health. 2005 Sep-Oct;41(9-10):479-83.
