Does the risk of cerebral palsy increase or decrease with increasing gestational age?

• Main Authors: Murphy-Kaulbeck Lynn (Author), Lutfi Samawal (Author), Allen Alexander C (Author), Joseph K S (Author), Vincer Michael J (Author), Wood Ellen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2003-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is generally accepted that the risk of cerebral palsy decreases with increasing gestational age of live born infants. However, recent studies have shown that cerebral palsy often has prenatal antecedents including congenital malfo...