Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cerebral palsy in near-term and term infants.

The incidence, risk factors, and etiology of cerebral palsy (CP) are reviewed based on evidence-based data. Current methods for diagnosing risk for brain injury, including neuroimaging data on CP in this group of infants are presented. Prevention of CP in term and near-term infants currently seems to be promising with neuroprotection with hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy secondary to presumed acute hypoxic-ischemia at birth. Treatment of CP based on evidenced-based data will be reviewed.