Cerebral palsy risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of cerebral palsy include prematurity, fetal birth asphyxia, multiple gestation, maternal illness, fetal brain malformation, maternal teratogen exposure, low socioeconomic status, nonvertex presentation, postmaturity, and head injury.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of cerebral palsy include prematurity, fetal birth asphyxia, and multiple births.[1][2]
Common Risk Factors
- Prematurity
- Fetal birth asphyxia
- Multiple gestation
- Maternal illness
- Fetal brain malformation
- Major birth defects
- Familial metabolic/genetic disorder
- Neonatal complications(kernicterus)
- Maternal teratogen exposure
- Low socioeconomic status
Less Common Risk Factors
- Nonvertex presentation
- Postmaturity
- Head injury
References
References
- ↑ Koman LA, Smith BP, Shilt JS (2004). “Cerebral palsy”. Lancet. 363 (9421): 1619–31. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16207-7. PMID 15145637.
- ↑ Fairhurst C (2012). “Cerebral palsy: the whys and hows”. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 97 (4): 122–31. doi:10.1136/edpract-2011-300593. PMID 22868578.
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