Patient's question:
Our child is different from their peers in every aspect. While other children can sing and dance, our child is particularly slow and unresponsive. We took them to the hospital yesterday for a check-up, and the doctor said the child has cerebral palsy. What are the causes of childhood cerebral palsy?Doctor's answer:
(l) Low birth weight infants (less than 2500g): including preterm infants and small for gestational age infants.(2) Congenital anomalies: including brain developmental abnormalities caused by various reasons; 53% of spastic diplegia patients are associated with congenital anomalies; 35% of non-spastic diplegia patients are caused by congenital developmental abnormalities.
(3) Cerebral ischemia and hypoxia: 20% of cerebral palsy patients are caused by asphyxia and birth injuries, leading to ischemia and hypoxia. Factors contributing to ischemia and hypoxia include:
1. Maternal factors: such as preeclampsia, heart failure, severe bleeding, anemia, shock, or drug abuse;
2. Placental factors: such as placental abruption, placenta previa, placental necrosis, or placental dysfunction;
3. Umbilical cord blood flow obstruction: such as cord prolapse, compression, knotting, or entanglement.