Spastic cerebral palsy is a disorder that involves muscle stiffness. Symptoms and signs may include difficulty walking, trouble manipulating objects, and vision, hearing, or speech challenges.

A neurologic disorder is any condition that affects the brain and nerves throughout the body. Common neurologic conditions in children include epilepsy, cerebral palsy, attention deficit hyperactivity ...

Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood worldwide. It is a neurological disorder affecting a person’s movement and posture and is caused by a non-progressive brain injury or ...

Signs of cerebral palsy in a newborn may include abnormal movements and stiff or floppy muscles. Doctors usually diagnose the condition when a child is older. Symptoms of cerebral palsy can first ...

While cerebral palsy may or may not directly affect someone’s cognition, that doesn’t mean it can’t affect their mental health. Cerebral palsy is a brain condition that a doctor typically diagnoses ...

Lisa Inyanje grunts and sometimes cries out as a therapist massages her muscles and joints. Her guardian, Margaret Mwasiangi, lovingly looks on and comforts her. Lisa, a beautiful 13-year-old is the ...

NORTH TEXAS — Just watching 9-year-old Amelia van der Merwe run and play you'd never know that at 22 months old she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. "It's kind of exciting the way that I can, like ...

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