Today marks Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day and Benji Borastero has shared his story about living with the condition and what he wishes people knew most about Cerebral Palsy. Today marks Cerebral Palsy ...

For those curious, my diagnosis is cerebral palsy spastic diplegia with a hint of ataxia. I’ve always felt it sounds more like a nice dish at a restaurant than a medical diagnosis. Cerebral ...

Spastic CP is characterized ... listed above. Cerebral palsy is also described in topographical terms by the location of motor impairment (e.g., quadriplegic, diplegic, hemiplegic).

Nicolas – known by Nic – has overcome the challenges of Cerebral Palsy to compete ... He was diagnosed with spastic diplegia at 18 months old and doctors predicted he would never be able ...

were given the devastating news their son George may never walk independently after being diagnosed with spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy that causes tightness and stiffness in the legs ...

Shortly after their daughter Isabella was born, she was diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy called spastic diplegia - and doctors told Joseph and Libby that their child would never walk again, and ...

March 25th is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day ... Pharmacological interventions to manage spasticity, seizures, or pain. In some cases, surgery, including options such as Botox injections to relieve ...

This is the most common form of cerebral palsy, accounting for nearly 80% of all cases. It typically leads to excessive muscle tone (hypertonia) as well as spasticity or jerking movements. The main ...

Some types of movement disorders are: Stiff muscles (spasticity) Involuntary movements (dyskinesia) Poor balance and coordination (ataxia). It is the most common type of cerebral palsy . This type ...