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Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:49 am


Risk Factors

Infants at the highest risk for developing cerebral palsy exhibit one or more of these factors: premature; low birth weight (

Other risk factors include the following:

Complications in pregnant mother (e.g., vaginal bleeding after 6th month, proteinuria, hyperthyroidism, high blood pressure Rh incompatibility, mental retardation, seizures)

Breech birth (born feet or buttocks first)

Labor and delivery complications (vascular or respiratory problems; may indicate bra...Read the full article

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