Low Birth Weight Infants with Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

The etiologies of cerebral palsy are varied and very complicated. Retrospective clinical examination of cerebral palsy of prematurely born children were performed.
During the years 1971 to 1975, low birth weight infants were found in 73 cases (41.5%) of the 176 cases of cerebral palsy. The incidence of cerebral palsy was increased, as birth weight decreased. 28 cases in 73 cases gave a history of neonatal asphyxia. 25 cases gave a history of severe neonatal jaundice, which was complicated further by premature birth.
Perinatal and postnatal cares are needed in order to prevent low birth weight infants with cerebral palsy.