After birth causes of Cerebral Palsy
Much of the focus on cerebral palsy cases is on the birth process and the prenatal time period.
But what if the cerebral palsy occurs after birth? Can it happen after birth? The answer is yes.
Two ways this can happen is trauma and meningitis.
Remember that cerebral palsy is a limitation on motor skills that is caused by damage to the brain, so in a situation where a young person has a traumatic injury to his or her brain then that can result in cerebral palsy. Car accidents, swimming accidents or bike accidents can all be the root of the problem. The brain injury can be cause by:
- Lack of oxygen -- Just like in the labor process. Lack of oxygen can kill brain cells.
- Bleeding -- Trauma to the brain may cause bleeding into the skull and that with the pressure build up in the skull can cause damage to brain cells.
- Infection -- Meningitis and infection can damage brain cells and lead to the damage and the decreased motor skills of cerebral palsy.
