TY  - JOUR
T1  - ORigins of cerebral palsy
AU  - Naeye RL, Peters EC, Bartholomew M, Landis J
Y1  - 1989/10/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220044018
JO  - American Journal of Diseases of Children
SP  - 1154
EP  - 1161
VL  - 143
IS  - 10
N2  - • Analyses were undertaken to determine the causes of cerebral palsy in a prospective study of 43 437 full-term children. Presumed causes were found for about 71% of the 34 quadriplegic and 40% of the 116 nonquadriplegic patients with cerebral palsy. Risk estimates based on predictive models, adjusted for multiple factors, suggest that 53% of the quadriplegic patients with cerebral palsy could be attributed to congenital disorders, 14% to birth asphyxia, and 8% to other identified disorders. Thirty-five percent of the nonquadriplegic patients with cerebral palsy could be attributed to congenital disorders and 6% to other disorders. In the victims of cerebral palsy, characteristic consequences of birth asphyxia were more often the result of nonasphyxial disorders. These included meconium in the amniotic fluid, low 10-minute Apgar scores, neonatal apnea spells, seizures, persisting neurologic abnormalities, and slow head growth after birth.(AJDC. 1989;143:1154-1161)
SN  - 0002-922X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220044018
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220044018
ER  -