What is the most common cause?
Idiopathic (most cases)
List risk factors.
Preterm birth and low birth weight (most important risk factors)
TORCH infection
Perinatal asphyxia
Intracranial hemorrhage
Structural abnormality of the brain
Neonatal seizures
Kernicterus
Postnatal infection (e.g., meningitis, encephalitis)
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