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Strokes that occur in the womb just before birth, or just after birth, can cause significant brain damage. The damage can go on to cause disabilities, like cerebral palsy, that are lifelong. New research has uncovered a cause of these strokes that could lead to better treatments and prevention. Neonatal Stroke May Be Caused by […]
Impaired movement is a hallmark of cerebral palsy, but new research finds that intensive therapy can help children make significant improvements. All participants benefited, regardless of the degree of disability at the beginning of the study. Intensive Hand Movement Therapies The study involved 82 young people with cerebral palsy. They underwent two types of upper […]
*The following is a visitor submitted article by Irene Diggs Both of my parents had cerebral palsy. I have never met or communicated with anyone else in this situation. At this time in my life I am grateful for all I have learned through this experience and appreciate the opportunity to share a few […]
Hopeful new parents Jean-Marie Monroe-Lynch and Aaron Lynch sued the state of Connecticut after a failed insemination procedure at UConn Health Center. The mistakes made resulted in the death of one child in utero and left the other with permanent brain damage. Botched Insemination Procedure Monroe-Lynch underwent the procedure at the Center for Advanced Reproductive […]
In one of the country’s largest malpractice awards, a jury in Baltimore awarded Erica Byrom and her daughter Zubida $229.6 million. Byrom and her lawyers alleged negligence on the part of Johns Hopkins Bayview hospital after Zubida suffered brain damage and resulting cerebral palsy. The hospital appealed and the Maryland Court of Special Appeals recently […]
Summer is upon us! Time for fun in the Sun, family vacations, backyard barbecues, swimming pools…and a fiberglass body cast? It started with shooting pain up and down my left leg when I was about 5 or 6 years old. My left leg always wanted to stay in a “bent” position. My mother always tried to […]
