Factor V Leiden mutation: a contributory factor for cerebral palsy?

224 children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their mothers, including 57 children with imaging evidence of vascular thrombosis (study group, mean age 5 years 11 months, 61% male) and 167 children with other imaging findings (control group, mean age 7 years 7 months, 55% male).

Testing for factor V Leiden (fVL) mutation

Children with CP and other imaging findings (control group) and expected general population frequency

Frequency of the factor V Leiden (fVL) mutation