title: Cerebral palsy in twins.
abstract: Eighty-six children with cerebral palsy (CP) born as a product of twin pregnancies were studied. Data regarding their co-twins were also gathered. The authors' findings suggest that (1) monozygotic twins have a higher risk of CP than dizygotic twins, (2) twin order at birth does not seem to be a relevant factor in the etiology of CP, (3) mothers less than 24 or more than 34 years of age had the highest incidence of children with CP as a product of a twin pregnancy, and (4) the data do not support a genetic basis for the disease.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Laplaza
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Root
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tassanawipas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cervera
mesh_terms: D001722:Birth Order; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012307:Risk Factors; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic / Q000235:genetics; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic / Q000235:genetics