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Cerebral palsy is largely a physical disability. It is the most common motor disability of childhood and prevents many children from walking without assistance or at all. While there are many treatments available, there is no cure. There is hope, though, that kids with these disabilities could gain mobility and ability to play with a […]
There are several factors putting certain people and populations at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19, having a severe illness, and even dying. The information coming in from the pandemic includes among these groups people with intellectual disabilities. This information is relevant to children and adults with cerebral palsy. Not all people diagnosed with cerebral […]
As medical experts and researchers scramble to learn as much about COVID-19 as the pandemic continues, pregnant women have a new worry. A study has found that the virus can cause injury to the placenta, the organ that provides a growing fetus with oxygen and nutrients. The placenta is essential for normal development. While the […]
Many children living with cerebral palsy developed the condition because they suffered a birth injury. Some accident, preventable or not, lead to a lack of oxygen to the developing fetal brain or newborn brain that caused damage. The results vary but include mild symptoms and mobility issues to severe disability and dependence on others for […]
Cerebral palsy, a group of neurological and movement disorders, is the most common physical disability of childhood. Children with this condition may have mild symptoms or severe mobility issues and other health complications. Caused by abnormal brain development or brain damage, cerebral palsy is permanent but not progressive. The earlier it can be diagnosed in […]
The COVID-19 outbreak has impacted everyone, but in different ways and to different degrees. People with neurological conditions, like cerebral palsy are at a greater risk for becoming severely ill from the infection. Children with special education needs may not be receiving those services, and institutionalized homes are getting hit hard with illness. People with […]
