Why is there a modifying effect of gestational age on risk factors for cerebral palsy?
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
; 90(2): F141-6, 2005 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15724038
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate risk factors for cerebral palsy in relation to gestational age.DESIGN:
Three case-control studies within a geographically defined cohort.SETTING:
The former Oxfordshire Health Authority.PARTICIPANTS:
A total of 235 singleton children with cerebral palsy not of postnatal origin, born between 1984 and 1993, identified from the Oxford Register of Early Childhood Impairment; 646 controls matched for gestation in three bandsRESULTS:
Markers of intrapartum hypoxia and infection were associated with an increased risk of cerebral palsy in term and preterm infants. The odds ratio (OR) for hypoxia was 12.2 (95% confidence interval 1.2 to 119) at
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Paralisia Cerebral
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Idade Gestacional
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article