How Is Cerebral Palsy Caused?

A friend’s child has cerebral palsy and cannot live independently. Now, they are planning to have another child and are worried about having another cerebral palsy child, which puts a lot of psychological pressure. They want to ask the doctor how cerebral palsy is caused.
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How Is Pediatric Cerebral Palsy Caused?

There are many causes of pediatric cerebral palsy, such as maternal rubella infection, syphilis or cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy, severe anemia, pregnancy poisoning, and working frequently in a radiation environment; infants born with severe asphyxia, severe jaundice, and birth trauma leading to intracranial hemorrhage; after birth, infants may suffer from various central nervous system diseases or experience persistent seizures. These factors may lead to brain damage or developmental defects in children, thereby causing pediatric cerebral palsy.
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