Patient's question:
My mom was told that her child wasn't very healthy while she was pregnant with my brother, but my mom still did her best to keep the child. After the child was born, compared to children of the same age, he was mentally retarded and had very slow development. While other children were already running, my brother was still crawling. When we took him for a check-up, what are the causes of cerebral palsy in children?Doctor's answer:
Causes of Cerebral Palsy – Perinatal Factors:(1) Abnormal brain development during the embryonic stage, such as microcephaly, congenital hydrocephalus, macrocephaly, or anencephaly;
(2) Maternal trauma during pregnancy, pregnancy-induced hypertension, diabetes, or exposure to radiation can all affect fetal brain development, leading to permanent brain damage;
(3) Rubella or toxoplasmosis during early pregnancy can impair fetal central nervous system development, causing disease;
(4) Premature infants and small for gestational age (SGA) infants are more likely to develop cerebral palsy, with smaller gestational age increasing the risk. This is associated with incomplete nervous system development, increased bleeding, and hypoxia in premature infants;
(5) Postterm infants may experience placental degeneration and necrosis, leading to hypoxemia and fetal hypoxia.
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