Cerebral Palsy Clues
Abstract
Inflammation and blood clotting abnormalities may play an important role in the pathogenesis of cerebral palsy (CP) in full-term infants, according to a new study led by researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (Ann Neurol. 1998;44:665-667). In the study, the investigators tested blood samples collected from infants shortly after birth—archival samples originally collected for routine screening for metabolic disorders—for levels of cytokines,...