Risk Factors for Term-Born Periventricular White Matter Injury in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Case-Control Study.

Amaar MarefiNafisa HuseinMary DunbarDeborah DeweyNicole LetourneauMaryam OskouiAdam KirtonMichael I Shevellnull null

Published in: Neurology (2022)

Risk factors such as pregnancy complications, antenatal toxin exposure, perinatal infection, and perinatal adversity are associated with PVWMI in term-born children, suggesting perhaps variable interactions between antenatal and perinatal factors to yield this under-recognized CP phenotype.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
pregnant women
risk factors
children with cerebral palsy
low birth weight
white matter
preterm infants
pregnancy outcomes
escherichia coli
young adults
multiple sclerosis
early life