Cerebral Palsy Incidence Linked to Birth Weight

New cerebral palsy studies indicate that cerebral palsy births are more likely to occur when children are born either too big or too small. The study compared data from 10 European birth registers of 4,500 children born with cerebral palsy and found babies with a low weight for their gestational age had a four to six time greater likelihood of having cerebral palsy. Very large babies also had an increased risk of cerebral palsy, or three time increased risk according to the study. The most common cause of physical disability in children in developed countries, cerebral palsy has no cure and causes poor development or damage to motor areas of the brain. The new cerebral palsy findings may better indicate which direction studies to prevent and cure cerebral palsy should head. For more information on cerebral palsy contact us to confer with a cerebral palsy lawyer.