Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy is an umbrella-like term used to describe a group of chronic disorders impairing control of movement that appear that appear in the first few years of life and generally do not worsen over time. The disorders are caused ... [full story]

Pictures of Children with Cerebral Palsy: Cerebral Palsy Picture 1 Cerebral Palsy Picture 2 ... [full story]

University of Adelaide researchers have found a link between congenital clotting disorders and cerebral palsy. Minute amounts of stored blood samples from healthy babies and those with cerebral palsy were tested using molecular ... [full story]

Quadriplegia is a form of cerebral palsy that affects all limbs. Severe diplegia is ... [full story]

Gary D. V. Hankins, MD and Michael Speer, MD From the Division of Maternal "Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; and Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, ... [full story]

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) convened a Task Force on Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy to collate and review the best scientific data available on the topic and to publish these findings. The ... [full story]