Risk Factors of Childhood Cerebral Palsy / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

@#Objective To investigate the risk factors of cerebral palsy(CP)in children.Methods 1∶2 matched case-control study was carried out in 100 CP children and 200 controls individually matched for sex and age were selected for each case.The data were analyzed with Logistic regression.Results 9 risk factors were suggested from univariate analysis,namely hospital level,educational level of mother and father,premature birth,neonatal asphyxia,ABO hemolysis,lower birth weight,hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy(HIE)and kernicterus.The risk factors confirmed by multivariate analysis were hospital level,educational level of father,premature birth,neonatal asphyxia,ABO hemolysis,lower birth weight and HIE.Conclusion Relevant risk factors of CP are various.