The origins of cerebral palsy

Purpose of review Cerebral palsy is the most common and visible motor disability of childhood. Its aetiology remains a topic of hot debate between those who see it as a reflection of medical mismanagement of an avoidable complication and those who see its origins in the development of the fetal brain affected at many points along a causal pathway to damage. This review outlines the themes of research publications over the year 2004/2005. Recent...