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Possible Prenatal Causes of Cerebral Palsy.

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Any one of these factors greatly reduces the chance that acute intrapartum hypoxia caused cerebral palsy, according to the statement:

* Umbilical arterial base deficit less than 13 mmol/L or pH greater than 7.

* Infants who have major or multiple congenital or metabolic abnormalities.

* Central nervous system or systemic infection.

* Infants with signs of intrauterine growth restriction.

* Early imaging evidence of long-standing neurologic abnormalities, such as porencephaly.

* Extensive chorioamnionitis.

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