An Illinois man with cerebral palsy is walking from Rockford to Evanston to help out a nonprofit organization in his local area. According to reporting from WLS, the man is taking the walk to raise awareness about cerebral palsy and the Over the Rainbow Association. For anyone, taking a 70-mile walk
August 21,2012
Doctor Explains Frequency of Cerebral Palsy
According to a Connecticut physician, cerebral palsy affects approximately 3 out of every 1,000 children. Interviewed in the Norwich Bulletin, the doctor also gives information that may be useful for parents whose children have recently been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Signs of the Disorder Out o
August 17,2012
Book Written for Child with Cerebral Palsy Published
A children’s book called Special Shoes, by Molly Taylor, was recently published and has its origins in a child with cerebral palsy. Taylor was helping take care of an Alabama child with cerebral palsy and was inspired to write the book specifically for the child. According to an article publis
August 17,2012
Cerebral Palsy Symptoms May Start Early
Because of the many improvements in medical scanning technology, children with cerebral palsy are quite frequently diagnosed shortly after being born. There are cases, however, where parents may go for some time without suspecting that there is anything wrong with their child. Some cerebral palsy sy
A 10-year-old boy in the United Kingdom who suffers with cerebral palsy was recently able to complete a triathlon to raise money for another child with cerebral palsy. The child, Jack, was formerly almost completely unable to move, having to crawl around on his hands and knees and certainly being in
Blood taken from the umbilical cord may help some cerebral palsy sufferers to get some relief from the worst of their symptoms. According to an article from ABC Los Angeles, one LA area family was relieved that they decided to bank their child’s umbilical cord after it was determined that he h
July 23,2012
Couple with Cerebral Palsy Raises Their Child
A couple in Mississauga who both suffer with cerebral palsy are happily raising their own child. Initially, authorities responsible for child protection were not going to let the parents keep their own child, citing concerns about the parent’s ability to care for them. The Peel Children’
June 26,2012
Lawsuit Claims Doctor Missed Cesarean Opportunity
A lawsuit filed in Chicago alleges that a child born on January 17th, 2011 should not have suffered the brain injuries he did that led to his cerebral palsy. This lawsuit alleges that monitoring equipment that gave feedback on the condition of the fetus was not given the proper attention it merited
June 20,2012
Dinosaur Game Helps Children with Cerebral Palsy
Children born with cerebral palsy have characteristic problems controlling their muscles. In fact, muscle spasticity and an inability to perform fine tasks are both distinguishing characteristics of this group of disorders. At Rice University, engineering students have devised a way to try to help c
June 14,2012
Emily Thomas – Losing Her Voice but Keeping Her Life
At Dallas Children’s Medical Center, the Thomas family has to make tough decisions to preserve the life of precious 3-year-old Emily Thomas. Emily suffered a terrible stroke when she was only an infant, and as a result suffers from Cerebral Palsy as well as static encephalopathy, neurological dev