The Common Causes Of Cerebral Palsy | Texas Birth Injury Lawyer

• • Causes after birth. About 15 percent of people with cerebral palsy contracted the disorder in their first few years of life. In some cases, cerebral palsy is caused by a head injury from a car accident, child abuse, or other trauma. In other cases, cerebral palsy is caused by diseases such as meningitis, encephalitis, or any number of other bacterial or viral brain infections.
• • Causes during birth. About five to ten percent of those with cerebral palsy have suffered a birth injury. If labor goes on for too long, or if the baby does not have a sufficient supply of oxygen during the birth, it could result in cerebral palsy. In some of these cases, cerebral palsy may have been a preventable birth injury. More specifically, this birth injury could occur if doctors leave the baby in the birth canal for too long, if doctors do not order a c-section quickly enough, if forceps are used incorrectly, if the vacuum extractor is used incorrectly, or if doctors don’t act when the fetal heart rate slows.
• • Causes before birth. About 75 percent of those with cerebral palsy contracted the condition in the womb. Health professionals are still unsure of why cerebral palsy will form in the womb, though there are several theories. Some have linked the condition with the mother experiencing an infection during the pregnancy. Others believe that cerebral palsy is tied with the presence of a vanishing twin that does not survive the pregnancy.
  

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