Patient's question:
My aunt's sister, I heard she gave birth to a daughter. When she was born, the initial check-up showed that her intellectual development was relatively normal. But now, it's been gradually discovered that the child is slower than other children in doing everything. At 9 months old, she still cannot crawl, sit up, or even make intentional movements. The examination results indicated that she has cerebral palsy.Doctor's answer:
Hello, there are many causes of cerebral palsy. Sometimes, in certain situations, there may be multiple factors. Prenatal factors are the most common, including genetic and chromosomal diseases, congenital infections, brain malformations or developmental abnormalities, fetal brain ischemia, and hypoxia caused by periventricular leukomalacia or basal ganglia damage. Perinatal factors refer to brain injuries that occur within one week of birth, including brain edema, neonatal shock, brain hemorrhage, sepsis or central nervous system infection, as well as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Perinatal factors may be a significant cause of cerebral palsy in premature infants.