Cerebral palsy
Disease
Speaker tells society to change for disabled, not vice versa...of keynote speaker and activist Arthur Campbell. Campbell, who suffers from a severe speech impediment as a result of his spastic cerebral palsy, feels people with disabilities are not properly catered to in the world today. "I... In this article: Kentucky, Cerebral palsy, Americans with Disabilities Act, Magic Johnson, Albert Einstein, and Tom Cruise |
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boston.com - Latest Massachusetts news | 1 day ago
Dedicated to children
...an orphanage, five schools, and numerous other programs. Many of the children have HIV/AIDS, severe congenital problems, or cerebral palsy. Area residents can contribute to her effort this weekend, when handmade gifts and school...
In this article: Concord, Carlisle, Cambodia, Washington, D.C, and Civil War
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Cincinnati Enquirer | 1 day ago
Home-schooled boy won't be denied vaccine
...be denied vaccine By Mike Rutledge mrutledge@nky.com November 20, 2009 COVINGTON - Ray-Ray Dietz, a 13-year-old Covington boy with cerebral palsy who is home-schooled, will be allowed to receive an H1N1 flu vaccination when they are...
In this article: Holmes High School
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CBS | 2 days ago
Annual adoption ceremony marks a new beginning
...children who age out of the system at 18 never experience. Children such as 18-month-old Xolani Eve Lopez and 8-year-old Armando, a boy with cerebral palsy who suffered unimaginable abuse before being removed from his home, were too young to...
In this article: Bexar County and St. Mary's University
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A new house for Ingles' dozen
...3 to 17. Nine are adopted, and most have medical or special needs with diagnoses that include bipolar disorder, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, anxiety disorder, attention deficit disorder and dyslexia. The renovation and expansion has...
In this article: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
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chicagotribune.com - News | 2 days ago
Veteran robbed, killed on way to deposit money from benefit
...he was dedicated to serving veterans in the area, Burtner also enjoyed fishing. Foss and her husband are the guardians of a man with cerebral palsy who Burtner would often visit and go fishing with. "He didn't only treat the troops...
In this article: Cook County, Chicago, World War II, and Surgery
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scotsman.com - Latest Scottish News | 4 days ago
Call for childbirth care apology
...occasion may have enabled earlier detection of fetal distress and led to earlier delivery and possible avoidance of the development of cerebral palsy." The mother, identified only as Mrs C, complained about her treatment after her daughter...
In this article: Oxygen, Fetal distress, and Glasgow
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Independent.co.uk - Music | 4 days ago
SCOPE Fundraising Party, Halo Bar, Friday 20th November
...at the Halo Bar in Battersea, London on Fri November 20th to raise money and awareness for Scope, the charity for children and adults with cerebral palsy. Maggie K de Monde (Scarlet Fantastic, Swans Way) has teamed up with Martin...
In this article: Swans Way and Scarlet Fantastic
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | 4 days ago
Bligh opens children's medical institute
...RCH on Wednesday. The institute will focus on major health issues affecting children and young adults, including respiratory medicine, cerebral palsy, oncology, infectious diseases and burns. The unit was proposed at the hospital before...
In this article: Anna Bligh and Brisbane
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Class spreading the cheer to special needs children
...the motions. The girls who belong to the Kinetic Kids cheerleading squad all have special needs, ranging from Down syndrome to autism to cerebral palsy. They take part in the eight-week class to be able to jump, clap and soar -...
In this article: Jamon, Down syndrome, and Autism
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | November 14, 2009
Widower's fears for cerebral palsy victim daughter
Miriam Vine, a widow aged 74, has long worried for the future of her daughter, Abigail, who was born with cerebral palsy. by Patrick Sawer and Hugh Ash in Majorca Published: 9:00PM GMT 14 Nov 2009 Miriam Vine with her daughter,...
In this article: University of Liverpool and Cyprus
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious conditions that cause physical disability in human development.
Cerebral refers to the cerebrum, which is the affected area of the brain (although the disorder most likely involves connections between the cortex and other parts of the brain such as the cerebellum), and palsy refers to disorder of movement. CP is caused by damage to the motor control centers of the young developing brain and can occur during pregnancy (about 75 percent), during childbirth (about 5 percent) or after birth (about 15 percent) up to about age three.
It is a non-progressive disorder, meaning the brain damage does not worsen, but secondary orthopedic difficulties are common. There is no known cure for CP. Medical intervention is limited to the treatment and prevention of complications arising from CP's effects.
Onset of arthritis and osteoporosis can occur much sooner in adults with cerebral palsy. Further research is needed on adults with CP, as the current literature body is highly focused on the pediatric patient. CP's resultant motor disorder(s) are sometimes, though not always, accompanied by "disturbances of sensation, cognition, communication, perception, and/or behavior, and/or by a seizure disorder".
A 2003 study put the economic cost for CP suffers in the US at $921,000 per case, including lost income. In another study, the incidence in six countries surveyed was 2.12–2.45 per 1000 live births; there has been a slight increase in recent years. Although improvements in neonatal nursing help reduce the number of babies who develop cerebral palsy, they also mean that babies with very low birth weights survive, and these babies are more likely to have cerebral palsy.
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