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Cerebral palsy in twins and singletons
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Twins are more likely than singletons to have cerebral palsy (CP). Data from a Scottish register (
) have been used to study risk factors for CP among twins and singletons.
In Scotland between 1984 and 1990 there were 442 662 live singleton births and 9248 live twin births (from 4749 twin pregnancies with at least one surviving child). On the Scottish Register of Children with Motor Deficit of Central Origin there were …