Patrick McCarty, a senior at Summit Christian Academy near Kansas City who has cerebral palsy, inspired both teams at a recent basketball game when he played with his varsity team for the very ...

Background Spasticity is common among people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but there are few studies of spasticity treatment patterns. We aim to describe associations with spasticity treatment ...

Introduction Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability in childhood. It is a disorder resulting from sensory and motor impairments due to perinatal brain injury, with lifetime ...

Ischemia of the brain and the child can lead to cerebral palsy or even death. If the child is in severe distress, delivering a child urgently with a brachial plexus injury may be better than the ...

Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a heterogeneous group of inherited neurodegenerative disorders that currently have no cure. HSP type 11 (SPG11-HSP) is a complex form carrying mutations in the ...

Children with disabilities face significant challenges in South Africa. Firstly there are delayed diagnoses which can lead to complications. The high cost of health care and little financial ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of disability in childhood ... Children with dyskinetic CP have more intense drooling than children with spastic CP. However, children with CP do not ...