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Prenatal Factors in Singletons with Cerebral Palsy Born at or near Term

2015; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 373; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmra1505261

1533-4406

Karin B. Nelson, Eve Blair,

Family and Disability Support Research

The notion that cerebral palsy is related mainly to birth asphyxia is widespread, but birth asphyxia plays a relatively minor role, accounting for less than 10% of cases. Disordered developmental processes appear to be the predominant influences.