
Some studies indicate sepsis as one of the major risk factors for developmental delay and cerebral palsy, as well as neonatal death. This paper in Journal de Pediatria evaluates 248 babies over the first year after birth to determine if sepsis is a risk factor.
http://www.elsevier.es/eop/S0021-7557(14)00018-7.pdf
http://www.elsevier.es/eop/S0021-7557(14)00018-7.pdf