Underlying causes and risk factors of cerebral palsy

المؤلفون

  • Anmar Jumaa Ghali Pediatric neurology-,Centeral Teaching Hospital of Children
  • Ehab Jumaa Ghali Internal medicine-,Al-Yarmook Teaching Hospital
  • Esraa Tariq Mohamed Ali Community Medicine –Alkarkh General Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28922/qmj.v17i1.1052

الكلمات المفتاحية:

children، risk factors، Cerebral palsy

الملخص

Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is encephalopathic diseases, which is static non progressive acquired during periods of brain growth at fetal life, infancy, or early childhood, which lead to disorder in motor function, postures. and newly recognition that cp is static but changeable neurological features
Objective: to evaluate risk factors associated with cp.
Materials and Methods: this is prospective Case control study done in central teaching hospital of children in Baghdad on 100 case study population of children diagnosed with CP and 100 Control group of children who do not have cp. This study was Carried out using proforma access and Collect relevant data from the records of these individuals.
Results: - larger part of study subjects were guys. (male & Female (1.2: 1). risk factors that were altogether connected with cp. were gestational period, IUGR, premature rupture of membrane, neonatal jaundice, neonatal seizures, neonatal CNS infection, head trauma. while maternal age, mode of Laboure, twin member antepartum hemorrhage, abnormal presentation, and cord prolapse, had not significant results.
Conclusion: -the strongest risk factor associated with cp is birth asphyxia &followed by gestational age, neonatal jaundice, neonatal seizures, premature rupture of membrane, neonatal CNS infections & head trauma, so, parents and clinicians should be aware of the risk factors for CP.

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2024-09-02

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