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Cerebral Palsy : Causes

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Causes could include:
Most of these problems occur as the baby grows in the womb, but they can happen at any time during the first 2 years of life, while the baby's brain is still developing.In some people with cerebral palsy, parts of the brain are injured due to low ...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 21, 2008
CP can be caused by a number of different mechanisms at various times of life, ranging from several weeks after conception, through birth, to early childhood. In the twentieth century, it was accepted that most cases of CP were due to brain injur...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
CP can be caused by a number of different mechanisms at various times—from several weeks after conception, through birth, and into early childhood. For many years it was accepted that most cases of CP were due to brain injuries received dur...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
As noted, CP has many causes, making a discussion of the genetics of CP complicated. A number of hereditary/genetic syndromes have signs and symptoms similar to CP, but usually also have problems not typical of CP.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
As noted, CP has many causes, making a discussion of the genetics of CP complicated. A number of hereditary/genetic syndromes have signs and symptoms similar to CP, but usually also have problems not typical of CP.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
As noted, CP has many causes, making a discussion of the genetics of CP complicated. A number of hereditary/genetic syndromes have signs and symptoms similar to CP, but usually also have problems not typical of CP.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
CP is caused by damage to an infant's brain before, during or shortly after delivery. The part of the brain that is damaged determines what parts of the body are affected.There are a number of factors which appear to predispose a child to CP inclu...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Cerebral palsy is caused by damage to the motor control centers of the brain. When the nerve cells(neurons) in these regions die, the appropriate signals can no longer be sent to the muscles under their control.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Traumatic brain injury(TBI) is the result of physical trauma to the head causing damage to the brain. This damage can be focal, or restricted to a single area of the brain, or diffuse, affecting more than one region of the brain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Detailed information on acquired brain injury, including types, causes, and rehabilitation
Source:StayWell
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