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Cerebral palsy is a chronic condition that affects muscle coordination. It usually appears before or during birth or shortly after, and is caused by damage to certain parts of the brain that control body movements. Cerebral means having to do with the brain, and palsy refers to muscle weakness or problems.
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Cerebral palsy (cp) is actually a group of disorders causing motor disability. Many variables contribute to the cause of cp, most commonly a brain injury before or during birth. It can ... happen after birth due to brain damage in the very early years, perhaps from bacterial meningitis or a head injury.
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Often the cause of cerebral palsy is damage to the brain sustained during the birthing process, which could be through malpractice or negligence on behalf of the hospital. However, in many other cases no cause has been identified. Sometimes, infection or illness in the mother during pregnancy can result in the baby having cerebral palsy. Many cases begin in the pre-natal period before birth.
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Cerebral palsy results from damage to part of the brain. The term is used when the problem has occurred to the developing brain, usually before birth. For most people with cerebral palsy, the cause is unknown.
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The incidence of cerebral palsy in babies with very low birthweight was substantially lower among those whose mothers received injections of a certain drug in the hours before giving birth, two new studies show. The drug is an inexpensive natural chemical, magnesium sulfate, that obstetricians often inject as an intravenous infusion when a woman goes into labor prematurely. The intention is to stop the labor and to prevent convulsions from pre-eclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy.
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Cerebral palsy is caused by an injury to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth. In many cases, no one knows for sure what caused the brain injury or what may have been done to prevent the injury.
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