🧠 What Actually Causes Cerebral Palsy?
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: Medical Xpress · 1 min read · · Updated
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Shifting the focus to genetic causes of cerebral palsy brings much-needed clarity for families and helps relieve undue pressure on obstetricians.
What actually happened
Research from Adelaide continues to play a major role in changing the world's understanding of cerebral palsy, tracing its causes back to genetics and reducing costly litigation against obstetricians. Leading Adelaide University cerebral palsy researcher Emeritus Professor Alastair MacLennan AO has spent decades investigating genetic causes of the condition. He said the long-standing belief that oxygen deprivation or trauma at birth is responsible for cerebral palsy has cost specialists and their patients.
Key points
- Research from Adelaide continues to play a major role in changing the world's understanding of cerebral palsy, tracing its causes back to genetics and reducing costly litigation against obstetricians.
- Leading Adelaide University cerebral palsy researcher Emeritus Professor Alastair MacLennan AO has spent decades investigating genetic causes of the condition.
- He said the long-standing belief that oxygen deprivation or trauma at birth is responsible for cerebral palsy has cost specialists and their patients.
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