Studies on dangerous factors causing child cerebral palsy
- VernacularTitle:导致小儿脑性瘫痪危险因素的探讨
- Author:
Xiao-ying HE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cerebral palsy, dangerous factor, ratio of cripple
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2002;8(8):491-494
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo understand dangerous factors causing child cerebral palsy and try to diagnose and treat cerebral palsy early, and decrease the ratio of cripple.MethodsTo analyze if the occurrence, style or complication of cerebral palsy having a relation to dangerous factors such as sexes, birth weight, premature delivery, twins, neonatal asphyxia, infection of newborn, nuclear icterus, mother's age, virus infection in the duration of pregnancy, threatened abortion and family history of cerebral palsy.ResultsThe ration of male and female is 1.47∶1 in 146 cases of child cerebral palsy. Factors causing cerebral palsy are low birth weight (79.45%), premature delivery (64.38%), neonatal asphyxia (41.78%), threatened abortion (32.89%), twins (31.53%), infection of newborn (12.33%), nuclear icterus (6.16%), parturient with advanced age (3.42%), having infection history in the duration of pregnancy (2.74%), and family history of cerebral palsy (0.68%). Both styles and complications of cerebral palsy have a relation to dangerous factors.ConclusionsThe low birth weight, premature delivery, neonatal asphyxia, twins and threatened abortion all are higher dangerous factors causing child cerebral palsy. In order to abstain the occurrence of these dangerous factors, it is important to educate people and doctors recognizing all dangerous factors. It is also helpful to lower the ratio of cripple that regularly examining child with dangerous factors, discovering symptoms and complications of cerebral palsy in time, and diagnosing and treating cerebral palsy as soon as possible.
