Cerebral palsy characteristics in term-born children with and without detectable perinatal risk factors: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare, in term-born children with cerebral palsy (CP), the characteristics of those who exhibit detectable risk factors for CP at birth with those who do not.

Method

This was a cross-sectional study of term-born children using the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Registry comparing those with and without perinatal risk factors and/or neonatal symptoms for pregnancy, birth and neonatal characteristics, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, CP subtype, and impairment severity. Risk factors were quantified with a CP risk calculator. Multivariable and multinomial regressions were expressed as odds ratios (OR) and relative risk ratios.

Results

Of 1333 term-born children, 781 (58.6%) had complete variables for the CP risk calculator, of whom 195 (25%) had 'undetectable

SUBMITTER: Suzuki K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11875524 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature