title: Infection and cerebral palsy.
abstract: Recent data suggest a possible association of infection and cerebral palsy. The objective of this article is to examine the relationship between intrauterine infection, fetal infection, and long-term neurological dysfunction. In some children maternal infection is associated with brain white matter damage, periventricular leukomalacia, and cerebral palsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, 77030, USA. lgilstra@obg.med.uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Gilstrap
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ramin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000209:etiology*; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines