Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy: Introduction

Cerebral palsy is usually used to refer to birth injuries to the brain that affect physical motor ability without damaging intellect. However, it can broadly describe any brain disability leading to movement problems, does not necessarily have to occur at birth, and some types of cerebral palsy do suffer some level of intellectual damage.

Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy

• Floppy baby
• Difficulty sucking
• Movement problems
  • Balance difficulty
  • Walking difficulty
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 21 symptoms of Cerebral Palsy

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Cerebral Palsy: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Cerebral Palsy

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Diagnostic Tests for Cerebral Palsy

• Motor skill tests
• Reflex tests
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy?

• Misdiagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
• Failure to diagnose Cerebral Palsy
• Hidden causes of Cerebral Palsy (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
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Cerebral Palsy: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Cerebral Palsy

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke or ...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild concussion diagnosis. The...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return. A variety of...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children. See ...read more »

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Cerebral Palsy: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

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Cerebral Palsy: Rare Types

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Causes of Cerebral Palsy

• Head injury
• Jaundice
• Rh incompatibility
• Rubella
• Childbirth difficulty
• more causes...»

See full list of 16 causes of Cerebral Palsy

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• Underlying causes of Cerebral Palsy
• Cerebral Palsy as a complication caused by other conditions
• Cerebral Palsy as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Cerebral Palsy

Treatments for Cerebral Palsy

• Anticonvulsants - for muscle spasms
• Braces
• Mechanical aids
• Counseling
• Physical therapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 9 treatments for Cerebral Palsy

Latest Treatments for Cerebral Palsy

• Family centered care
• Interdisciplinary clinics
• Intramuscular injections with botulinum toxin
• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 7 latest treatments for Cerebral Palsy

News Archives for Cerebral Palsy

Medical news articles related to Cerebral Palsy include:

• Compounds Found to Protect Rabbits From Cerebral Palsy
• Antibiotics for Preterm Labor Linked to Cerebral Palsy
• Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy
• Australian Study Seeks Genetic Roots of Cerebral Palsy
• Epsom Salt Cut Cerebral Palsy Rate in Half Among Preemies
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Cerebral Palsy

Medical research articles related to Cerebral Palsy include:

• Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Developmental Delay in Children Born After Assisted Conception: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Vitamin K prior to preterm birth for preventing neonatal periventricular haemorrhage
• Botulinum toxin (Dysport) treatment of the spastic gastrocnemius muscle in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized trial comparing two injection volumes
• Late (>
• Participation in life situations of 8-12 year old children with cerebral palsy: cross sectional European study.
• Early (<
• more research...»

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Patient Surveys for Cerebral Palsy

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Prognosis for Cerebral Palsy

Prognosis for Cerebral Palsy: Prognosis depends on the level of brain damage. Not usually progressive.

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Reseach about Cerebral Palsy

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Clinical Trials for Cerebral Palsy

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Cerebral Palsy include:

• An Evaluation of Hyperbaric Treatments for Children With Cerebral Palsy - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Beneficial Effects of Antenatal Magnesium Sulfate (BEAM Trial) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - magnesium sulfate
• Botulinum Toxin (BOTOX) for Cerebral Palsy - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Botulinum toxin type A
• Constraint-Based Therapy to Improve Motor Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Classification of Cerebral Palsy Subtypes - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 47 Clinical Trials for Cerebral Palsy

Statistics for Cerebral Palsy

• Medical statistics for Cerebral Palsy
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Cerebral Palsy
• Death and Mortality statistics for Cerebral Palsy
• Society statistics for Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy: Broader Related Topics

• Spastic disorders
• Paralysis
• Brain conditions
• more types...»

Types of Cerebral Palsy

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Article Excerpts about 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 by faulty development of or damage to motor areas in the brain that disrupts the brain's ability to control movement and posture. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Cerebral Palsy Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Cerebral Palsy:

A heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life. The four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common. The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity (see MUSCLE SPASTICITY) in all limbs. Spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms. Pathologically, this condition may be associated with LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR. (From Dev Med Child Neurol 1998 Aug;40(8):520-7) - (Source - Diseases Database)

A loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth - (Source - WordNet 2.1)