The earlier a child is treated for cerebral palsy, the better chance the child has to improve mobility and cognitive development. Early intervention takes advantage of the body’s greater resiliency in ...

Cerebral palsy robs children of their ability to move or speak normally, and they typically face a lifetime of physical therapy, which may yield only limited results. Duke researchers are exploring a ...

Cerebral palsy is a neurologic condition affecting the developing brain of an infant that results in impairments in movement, motor skills, muscle tone and coordination. Approximately 2 in 1,000 ...

A 21-year old college student with cerebral palsy experienced a full circle moment when she got a chance to work with researchers at a clinic that helped change her life as a child.

Pregnant women are known for trying to do everything right – eating healthy, ceasing drinking and smoking, never missing a doctor's appointment or forgetting to take their prenatal vitamin. It's all ...

THE basic concept of the treatment of cerebral palsy is re-education in the form of physical and occupational therapy. This treatment might be enhanced if a drug were found that would favorably ...

Preterm infants born to mothers receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate—a common treatment to delay labor—are less likely to develop cerebral palsy than are preterm infants whose mothers do not ...

NEW ORLEANS — A device designed to improve cerebral blood flow with compression of lower limbs synchronized to the cardiac cycle was tied to improved cognitive performance scores in mild cognitive ...