Patient's question:
My baby is a premature infant. Because of oxygen deprivation in the womb, he was delivered two months early. Now he is almost one year old and still cannot lift his head. His reactions are also slow. After checking at the hospital, the result was pediatric cerebral palsy. Why does it cause pediatric cerebral palsy? What are the causes of pediatric cerebral palsy?Doctor's answer:
Hello! The three major factors causing cerebral palsy in children:1. Prenatal Factors:
- Genetic Factors: Recent studies suggest that genetic factors play an increasingly important role in cerebral palsy. For example, among individuals with two of the following conditions in their close relatives—epilepsy, cerebral palsy, or intellectual disability—65% are associated with cerebral palsy.
- Chromosomal abnormalities are also one of the causes of cerebral palsy in children.
2. Delivery Factors:
- The most significant risk factors for cerebral palsy include: gestational age less than 32 weeks, breech presentation, birth weight less than 2000g, and fetal malformations.
- Other important high-risk factors include asphyxia, chorioamnionitis, abnormal (fetal position), and short umbilical cord.