[Late sequelae of intrauterine and birth-related lesions of the brain].

The article analyzes the characteristics of the motor and mental development of children with a history of intrauterine and birth-related damage to the brain. On the basis of a long-term follow-up the authors have identified correlation between the severity of cerebral damage and the course of pregnancy and parturition and describe characteristics of the psychomotor development of children with a history of brain damage of varying degree. An emphasis is made on the necessity of prolonged observation of children with a history of perinatal encephalopathy and of the conduction of adequate rehabilitative therapy of patients with a curable form of childhood cerebral paralysis, which is conducive to the better social adaptation of such patients.