Antenatal causes of cerebral palsy Among the important
known causes of cerebral palsy are congenital brain
malformations including malformations of cortical
development. Modern imaging techniques enable more
children with these conditions to be identified , and
knowledge about the cortical dysplasias, of which some
have a genetic basis, is increasing rapidly. Congenital malformations in general are
strongly associated with cerebral palsy and children with
congenital brain malformations also have more anomalies
outside of the central nervous system.