Choose the correct statement:
a) Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive disturbance in the infant or adolescent
brain leading to disorders in development of movement
b) The majority of patients with CP die before age 20
c) Premature infants have a 10-fold greater risk of CP than term infants
d) Cognitive impairment is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with
CP
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Answer d. Cognitive impairment is an independent predictor of mortality in
patients with cerebral palsy. CP is a non-progressive disturbance in the fetal or
infant brain leading to disorders in development of movement. The majority of
those with CP live into adulthood. Premature infants have a 100-fold greater risk
of CP than term infants.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.
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