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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

July 30,2012

Surgery Allows Boy With Cerebral Palsy to Run Triathlon

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

July 31,2012

Umbilical Cord Blood Offers Treatment Option for Cerebral Palsy

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

June 07,2012

Cerebral Palsy Athlete Recognized for 400 Meter Run

Some children with cerebral palsy are able to enjoy very active lives. For example, Chris Beck, a high school student in Newark, NJ was recently profiled in the Newark Advocate for his athleticism. Competing in track events and football, he has been able to demonstrate that people with cerebral pals

May 31,2012

Cerebral Palsy Doesn’t Always Mean the Same Things

Cerebral palsy can be wildly variable between one individual and the next. A diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy may not mean the same thing from one child to the next. The condition results from a brain injury and, depending upon the severity of that injury and the areas of the brain it affects, the condit