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Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy
CEREBRAL PALSY
Ataxic
2. Autosomal recessive.
CEREBRAL PALSY
1. Hemiplegia.
2. Double Hemiplegia.
3. Diplegia (hypotonic, dystonic,
spasticity, ataxic).
4. Ataxia.
5. Dysequilibrium Syndrome.
6. Dyskinetic.
7. Mixed.
Of 229 children cerebral palsy at 1 year
of age, more than were free of motor
handicap at 7 years.
6. Abnormal posturing.
Prenatal Associations with
Cerebral Palsy
Placental insufficiency.
Brain malformation.
Congenital infection.
Chromosomal defects.
Exposure to toxins.
Abnormality of neuronal migration.
PLACENTA
1. Correlation of placenta infarction or
thrombosis with ischaemic lesions in the
brains of babies who have suffered
intrauterine or early neonatal deaths.
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a) Maternal fever> 38 c + Chorioamnionitis
associated with risk of cerebral palsy.