Cerebral palsy develops as a result of various types of damage/disorders of the central nervous system in children, most often already in the foetal period, but also during birth or after birth. Initially, it was not known in which area of the brain the damage occurs and what causes it.
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The introduction of new examination methods, such as CT scans and MRI scans, have made it possible to establish when the damage occurred and to pinpoint the area of the brain that is responsible for certain symptoms. We now know more and more about cerebral palsy and are able to help children suffering from it and make their daily life easier.
Causes of cerebral palsy
There are many causes of cerebral palsy in children:
- the influence of genetic factors (changes in the number of chromosomes, but also their structure and all kinds of chromosome aberrations)
- serological conflicts
- vitamin deficiencies
- viral and bacterial infections of all kinds
- diabetes mellitus
- foetal alcohol syndrome
- problems with folic acid absorption
- damage at the level of the ovum and the sperm cell
- traumatic brain injury
- effects of pathogens, toxic and harmful compounds on the woman during pregnancy
- complicated and very long birth
- placental anomalies
- drug-related damage
- bacterial meningitis and many others
