Cerebral palsy in children
A report of 50 cases
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Summary
The present study includes 50 cases of cerebral palsy. The possible etiological factors were forceps application or caeserean section in 7 cases, neonatal jaundice in 2 cases, neonatal hypoxia in 3 cases, breech delivery in 2 cases, history of high fever and convulsions in 2 cases, head injury in 4 cases, premature and post mature delivery in 4 cases and in one case the child did not cry for 2 days.
Of the neurological types there were 32 cases of spasticity, 5 cases of athetosis, 6 cases of ataxia, 6 cases of hypotonia and one was of the mixed type. The literature is briefly reviewed.
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Cerebral Palsy High Fever Microcephaly Caeserean Section Neonatal Jaundice
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