ROLE OF VARIOUS RISK FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFANTILE CEREBRAL PALSY

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to establish the role of various risk factors in the develop- ment of cerebral palsy in children, through a retrospective study of 150 children with cerebral palsy (main group) and 150 healthy children (control group). The vast majority of children 88,0% had vary- ing degree psychological and speech delay. 50.7% of children in the control group were found to have had respiratory infections up to 6 times a year. 95.3% of children with cerebral palsy were sick up to 6 times a year. No children were found to be incidentally ill in the main group vs. 43.3% of such children in the control group. The following factors were found to contribute to the development of infantile cerebral palsy syndrome: hyperbilirubinemia, 33.8%, head and cervical spine injuries, 15.2%, severe infections with septic condition, 11.7% of cases. The identification of risk factors is also very impor-   tant in the early rehabilitation of children at high risk of developing cerebral palsy.