Cerebral palsy is a brain disorder in which affect approximately five thousand US children every year, it is an injury by birth. The major cause of cerebral palsy is birth mistakes like gynecologist negligence or error. In cerebral palsy the patient body will not be able to control movements and posture and may results in intellectual impairment, seizures, hearing deficits, behavioral problems, and vision disorders. Some of the causes of cerebral palsy are described below-

Acquired cerebral palsy – Around ten to twenty percent of total cases of cerebral palsy acquire the disorder after birth. In such cases the brain damage takes place in first few months or years after birth. The brain damage is due to viral encephalitis, bacterial meningitis or head injury.

Congenital cerebral palsy – This kind of cerebral palsy occurs at birth time and takes place due to specific events at the time of pregnancy delivery or during pregnancy. Due to these injuries the motor centers of brain are damage. The major problem with this cerebral palsy is that it is not be able to detect for months.

Generally the causes of cerebral palsy are inadequate care during pregnancy and/or delivery and carelessness after baby birth. The major cause of damage of motor centers of brain are; unrecognized fetal distress, excessive use of vacuum extraction, improper use of medications, untreated infections and the failure to perform a timely cesarean section.

Other causes of congenital cerebral palsy are-

Infections during pregnancy – Generally there is a virus infection in the worm of women, such as rubella or german measles virus infect the developing baby inside the pregnant belly of woman. Such viral infections damage the nervous system of infant. Infant brain injury may also lead to toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus. Cerebral palsy may also occur due to Infection of placenta.

Infant jaundice - If the jaundice is not treated properly in infants may be possibility for cerebral palsy. In jaundice bilirubin is circulating in blood system in excess amount which dissolve in subcutaneous fat. Due to this there is an appearance of yellowish skin and eyes of infant become whites. Generally the jaundice in the first week after birth is very dangerous, if taking any careless cerebral palsy occurs.

Some factors which increase the possibility of cerebral palsy

Breech presentation – Infants who show feet first instead of head first may be at the risk of cerebral palsy.

Complicated labor and delivery – brain damage in infants due to respiratory or vascular problems of the baby during labor and delivery has great risk of cerebral palsy.

Low apgar score - Apgar score is calculated at the first few minutes after birth of child. This is calculated after measuring breathing rate, baby heart rate, muscle tone, skin color and reflexes. If this score is low there is a possibility for cerebral palsy.

Low birth weight – Babies whose weight is less than 5lbs at birth time have the risk of cerebral palsy. Birth weight and cerebral palsy are proportional to each other, lower the baby birth weight higher the risk of cerebral palsy.

Prematurity – Infants who born before 37 weeks of pregnancy have more risk of cerebral palsy.

Multiple births – Twins or triplets baby birth may be possibly to lead cerebral palsy.

Nervous system malformations – some infants born with nervous system malformations for example some infants born with small head, such types of symptoms may lead cerebral palsy because in such cases the nervous system of infant is not developed properly.

Maternal bleeding – Maternal bleeding or vaginal bleeding during the last twelve of pregnancy may lead to cerebral palsy.

Severe proteinuria – if there is excess proteins in urine during pregnancy is also a symptom of cerebral palsy.