Question
Why did my sister’s daughter get cerebral palsy?
Answer
Cerebral palsy is an abbreviation for pediatric cerebral palsy, which refers to brain damage caused by various reasons (such as infection, hemorrhage, trauma, etc.) and non-progressive and central motor dysfunction. Severe cases may be accompanied by intellectual disability. Most mothers who smoke or are exposed to secondhand smoke during pregnancy, drink alcohol excessively, use improper drugs, come into contact with toxic substances, have toxoplasmosis, rheumatism, threatened abortion, pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, and placental dysfunction may increase the risk of pediatric cerebral palsy.