For much of her childhood, Leen Mohammad has depended on a wheelchair and walker to move around. Born in Amman with cerebral ...

Joseph McHugh has lived at the Northern Virginia Training Center for 35 years, moving in when he was a teenager. McHugh has cerebral palsy and colostomy and severe spasticity issues. At the ...

However, parents may start to worry when an 11-month-old baby cannot stand alone. Is this normal? Quoted from Patient, a baby ...

Spasticity (muscle tightness) is common in children with cerebral palsy, and it can cause discomfort and difficulty during movement. Selective dorsal rhizotomy addresses spasticity by cutting select ...

Introduction Spasticity is one of the primary pathologies associated with cerebral palsy (CP), yet no definitive evidence exists to guide the appropriate level of spasticity management for an ...

A 13-year-old girl with a history of cerebral palsy and neuromuscular scoliosis was scheduled for elective scoliosis ... The examination confirmed spasticity and hypertonia but showed no signs of ...

The van, customized to support Derosier's mobility needs due to cerebral palsy, allowed him to travel freely with the help of care aides. But now, four years later, it’s gone.

He volunteered as a cerebral palsy case study for his classmates and pledged to donate his body to medical research after his death. After graduating in 2019 at age 31, Li briefly worked as a medical ...

Recently, Collignon and Giusiano (2001) developed a 10-item behavioral observation scale with demonstrated sensitivity and reliability when used with children with severe CP (Cronbach's (alpha ...

An 11-year-old girl from Warrington, Cheshire, has credited heavy metal band Metallica for ‘saving’ her after she suffered a severe stroke shortly after birth, leaving her with severe ...

Botox injections can provide lasting help to children with cerebral palsy, researchers said today. The anti-wrinkle treatment can also help treat strokes, migraines and back pain ...