cerebral palsy betydelse and definition

Exempel på cerebral palsy

• The communication development of several graphic-symbol-using individuals with cerebral palsy is described retrospectively.

• Major sequelae included symptoms consistent with cerebral palsy.

• Accumulating epidemiological evidence implicates thrombosis, as well as inflammation, as important factors in the development and causation of cerebral palsy.

• Boys are more likely to have cerebral palsy than girls.

• In addition, there were 2 cases (5.6%) of severe cerebral palsy in the extremely preterm group and 4 cases (7.4%) in the very preterm group.

• Possible preventative strategies should be explored, including vaccination programmes against neurotropic viruses identified as being associated with cerebral palsy.

• Future research should investigate interactions between genes and the environment, which may create double or multiple jeopardy for cerebral palsy.

• The possible causal pathways for most cerebral palsy outcomes currently cannot be influenced by obstetric practice.