Question 167 · LEK · Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is a non-progressing disorder of motoric and postural functions caused by the defect of:
- A. CNS during its development (during pregnancy, labor or in perinatal period).
- B. CNS and the peripheral nervous system during its development (during pregnancy, labor or in perinatal period).
- C. CNS and the peripheral nervous system during the labor.
- D. CNS during its development, i.e. during the pregnancy.
- E. CNS during the labor.
Hint
Recall the standard definition: which part of the nervous system is damaged, and over what time window around birth.
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