Question
I’ve noticed that my child walks on their toes and it’s different from other children. I want to know if it could be cerebral palsy. What are the causes of pediatric cerebral palsy?
Answer
There are many reasons for cerebral palsy in children, summarized as follows: parental smoking, alcoholism, drug abuse, maternal mental illness, diabetes during pregnancy, vaginal bleeding, complicated by high blood pressure diseases during pregnancy, placenta previa, threatened abortion or treatment with birth control pills for infertility, contraceptives, etc., high birth rate, preterm birth, history of abortion, twins or multiple births, fetal growth retardation, intrauterine infection, intrauterine distress, placental abruption, placental dysfunction, umbilical cord around the neck, forceps delivery, breech delivery, postpartum respiratory distress syndrome in infants born prematurely or with low birth weight, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, kernicterus, intracranial hemorrhage, infection, poisoning, and malnutrition.