Question
Why does our child differ from other children of the same age, showing symptoms of dullness and delayed responsiveness?
Answer
The causes are as follows:
- Low birth weight infants (less than 2500g): including premature infants and full-term small for gestational age.
- Congenital anomalies: including brain development abnormalities caused by various reasons, where 53% of spastic cerebral palsy patients are related to congenital anomalies; 35% of non-physical cerebral palsy patients are related to congenital developmental anomalies.
- Brain ischemia and hypoxia: In cerebral palsy patients, 20% are caused by asphyxia and birth injuries. Factors leading to ischemia and hypoxia include maternal factors (such as preeclampsia, heart failure, massive hemorrhage, anemia, shock, drug abuse, etc.), placental factors (such as placental abruption, placenta previa, placental necrosis or placental dysfunction), and umbilical cord blood flow obstruction (such as umbilical cord prolapse, compression, knotting, or entanglement).