Cerebral palsy is caused by risk factors occurring before birth, during birth and after birth until the age of 5. In which, athetoid cerebral palsy accounts for 10 - 15% of all children with cerebral palsy, more common in boys than girls.

Nowadays, the field of diagnostic imaging is making great progress in medicine. According to Dr. Tran Nhu Tu, Head of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Vinmec Da Nang International General Hospital, diagnostic imaging is the key in medical diagnosis.