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Cerebral palsy in multifoetal pregnancies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 June 2002

Isaac Blickstein
Affiliation:
Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Abstract

Cerebral palsy (CP) consists of a wide range of lifetime physical disabilities caused by damage to the brain during intrauterine and early neonatal life. The risk of CP is increased among survivors of prematurity and in low-birthweight (LBW) infants. Increased prematurity and LBW rates are more common in multifoetal pregnancies, therefore, these pregnancies have also been associated with increased rates of CP. Given the world wide epidemic dimensions of multiple births, this paper discusses current concepts regarding CP in multifoetal gestations.

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© 2002 Mac Keith Press

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