Table 13.3.1
Risk factors for the development of cerebral palsy
PrenatalPerinatalPostnatal

Intrauterine growth retardation

Vascular event

Infection (particularly CNS)

Maternal chorioamnionitis

Birth asphyxia

Head injury (accidental or non-accidental)

Congenital infection (TORCH*)

Sepsis/meningitis

Vascular event (spontaneous or postoperative)

Toxin exposure (recreational/iatrogenic)

Metabolic derangement including kernicterus

Vascular event

Fetal malformation

Neuronal migration disorder

PrenatalPerinatalPostnatal

Intrauterine growth retardation

Vascular event

Infection (particularly CNS)

Maternal chorioamnionitis

Birth asphyxia

Head injury (accidental or non-accidental)

Congenital infection (TORCH*)

Sepsis/meningitis

Vascular event (spontaneous or postoperative)

Toxin exposure (recreational/iatrogenic)

Metabolic derangement including kernicterus

Vascular event

Fetal malformation

Neuronal migration disorder

*

TORCH infections: Toxoplasmosis, other infections (HIV, syphilis), Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex virus. Adapted from Swaiman and Wu, 2006.

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