[Per-partum anoxia and handicaps: epidemiological aspects].
Although per-partum anoxia accounts for only a small part (less than 10%) of the etiology of cerebral palsy, statistical computations, based on current epidemiological data, show that, when per-partum anoxia is associated with suboptimal care 9 out of 10 cases of cerebral palsy could be attributed to the anoxia.
Goffinet
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Maternité de Port-Royal, Centre Hospitalier Cochin-Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, AP-HP, 123, boulevard de Port-Royal, 75014 Paris. goffinet@cochin.inserm.fr
Bréart
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D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018743:Perinatal Care