According to recent reports, researchers have completed an experiment that showed improvement in the motor skills of children with brain damage. The researchers worked with children who suffer from a condition called hemiparetic cerebral palsy. This is a form of cerebral palsy that only affects one
June 19,2013
British Child with CP to Receive Surgery in US
According to a report from the Daily Mail, a child born in England with cerebral palsy will receive a surgery called a selective dorsal rhizotomy in the United States, which is hoped to alleviate some of the symptoms of his condition. The child profiled is one of a pair of twins who are identical,
June 06,2013
Doctor with Cerebral Palsy Treats Children with CP
Whenever parents hear the words “cerebral palsy”, they naturally think the worst. Where cerebral palsy is concerned, in fact, the worst can be very bad. Some people with CP are permanently disabled, spend their lives in wheelchairs, cannot swallow their own food and suffer other effects that are
May 29,2013
Program Helps CP Sufferer Live Independently
According to reporting in the Montana Standard, a program designed to help people with cerebral palsy learn the skills necessary to live independently has helped one 21-year-old woman to do so. The article profiles a woman who is currently attending college and working 30 hours per week, and who suf
March 05,2018
March 25th is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day!
March 25th is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day! Senators Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) and Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) worked together to pass a resolution denoting March 25 as National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day. Both senators stated that the day was designed to recognize what people with cerebral palsy
May 16,2013
Substandard Care Alleged in CP Lawsuit
Parents in Tampa, Florida have sued a healthcare provider over brain damage in their child. According to reports, the woman went to the medical center named in the lawsuit after suffering ruptured membranes. The woman was treated in the hospital and, during her treatment, she was given an anticlotti
May 10,2013
Man with Cerebral Palsy Turns 80
This January, a man with CP turned 80 years old, which likely makes him the oldest person alive who has CP. The man lives in Newport, TN. According to an article on WBIR-TV, he has no plans of going to a rest home anytime soon. The man profiled worked as a bookkeeper. He has lived […]
With current medical technology, brain injuries unfortunately cannot be repaired. This means that people who suffer from cerebral palsy cannot be “cured.” There are, however, options that may allow people with cerebral palsy to enjoy a much better quality of life, and in some cases, to d
Student researchers have developed a device that is extremely low cost, and that may help avert some of the worst brain damage that some children suffer during a difficult delivery. According to reports, the device is so simple and cost effective that it should be able to help people—even in devel
April 23,2013
Man with Cerebral Palsy Offers Motivational Speeches
Motivational speakers can sometimes be a bit hard to take. After all, what have most of them done to be telling others why they need to believe in themselves more or give any of the other advice they commonly give. Jerry Traylor, recently profiled in the Great Falls Tribune, offers motivational spee