Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Cerebral Palsy
| About underlying conditions: With a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Cerebral Palsy. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Cerebral Palsy. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis |
Underlying conditions list: The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Cerebral Palsy includes:
- Head injury
- Jaundice
- Rh incompatibility
- Rubella
- Childbirth difficulty
- Congenital brain conditions
- Hemolytic disease of the newborn
- Meningitis
- Maternal infections
- Maternal alcoholism
- Maternal drug abuse
- Prematurity
- Possible causes of later developing cerebral palsy:
Cerebral Palsy as a complication: Other conditions that might have Cerebral Palsy as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Cerebral Palsy as a complication includes:
Underlying conditions discussion:
Several of the
causes of cerebral palsy that have been identified through research are
preventable or treatable: head injury, jaundice, Rh incompatibility, and
rubella (German measles).
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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Cerebral Palsy Information Page: NINDS
Last revision:
May 26, 2003
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