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How Does This Perinatal Injury Affect The Walking?
My baby is 32week preterm.doctors did ultrascound and then they ask to do MRI brain stroke. In the MRI report they mention as small cystic areas in bilateral periventiricular region suggesting old perinatal injury and they told may be baby will get stiffness in leg and may cause problem to walk. need clear detail and further process to follow
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It's not certain that your child will get stiffness in legs. I think you should wait for the child to grow more.
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