Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy Treatment

Prevention of cerebral palsy

Study points to advance the treatment of cerebral palsy Rabbit kittens treated with a new drug had improvement in motor function A new treatment helped rabbits born with cerebral palsy to recover to an almost normal mobility, giving rise to hopes of a potential breakthrough in treating people with this currently incurable disorder, scientists said on Wednesday. The method, as part of the growing field of nanomedicine, worked releasing an anti-inflammatory medication directly into the active part of the brain compromised by tiny molecules known as cascade dendrimers Continue reading

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Cerebral palsy drug may offer hope for treatment

It may be possible to treat cerebral palsy after birth with a new drug designed to target specific cells in the brain, a new study in animals suggests. In the study, rabbits with a cerebral palsy-like condition who were treated with the drug soon after birth showed substantial improvements in their ability move around, compared with rabbits not given the drug. Cerebral palsyis a group of disorders characterized by problems with movement, including difficulties with maintaining balance or posture. Continue reading

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Teachers allegedly call special-needs kid 'disgusting'

Jose Salinas, 10, pictured on a Facebook page set up by supporters after two instructors, were captured on a recording apparently mistreating the fourth grader, who has cerebral palsy. The page is called “We got your back, Little Joe!” By msnbc.com staff A school district in Alabama has placed two teachers on leave after they were accused of verbally abusing one of their students, a fourth-grade boy with cerebral palsy, a school official confirmed Friday. “The only thing I can confirm is that the teachers are on leave,” said David Sewell, an official with Houston County Schools in Alabama Continue reading

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Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers Launches Website for Parents of Children With Cerebral Palsy

Announce Date: March 30, 2012 Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers Launches Website for Parents of Children With Cerebral Palsy URL: http://www.cerebralpalsylawyersfaq.com/ Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers recently launched Cerebral Palsy Lawyers FAQ, a new website devoted to informing parents of children with cerebral palsy of their medical and legal rights following a diagnosis. When parents first realize their child is going to face a life full of obstacles, it can be very confusing and upsetting. Continue reading

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Ready to give after tragic loss

For six-and-a-half years, Shannon and Allan Clough cared for their severely disabled son Ethan around the clock and when he passed away 18 months ago, there was a terrible gap. Continue reading

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New hope for cerebral palsy

Exciting, ground-breaking, inexpensive therapy to reduce the incidence of cerebral palsy in pre-term babies is not being implemented widely enough in Australia, according to a leading paediatrician. Continue reading

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Telethon Delivers Life Changing Services

March 22, 2012 Updated Mar 22, 2012 at 11:39 PM EDT (WKBW) He was a visionary beyond his years Dr. Continue reading

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White Lodge Centre marks 50 years in 2012

FIFTY years ago the White Lodge Centre was formed when seven families who had children with cerebral palsy set up a small treatment centre in Worplesdon Village Hall. These days, the dedicated centre is based in Chertsey, where it has been since 1962, with more than 120 permanent members of staff and 2,000 families making use of its services. To celebrate the 50-year milestone, the centre, which is adjacent to St Peters Hospital, has organised a series of events during 2012 to mark the occasion and to help its service continue to expand. Continue reading

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$100-million Children’s Treatment Centre to be built in lower city

Hamiltons new $100-million Childrens Treatment Centre will be built next to the General Hospital on Wellington Street North, in an area of the city hospital administrators say is one of Hamiltons most vulnerable neighbourhoods. McMaster Childrens Hospital officials made the surprise announcement Tuesday that the five-storey, state-of-the-art building would not be erected at the Chedoke site of Hamilton Health Sciences on the west Mountain, as originally planned Continue reading

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Center offers hyperbaric treatment

Home News Medical Loading Published: 3/20/2012 – Updated: 10 hours ago BY JULIE M. MCKINNON BLADE STAFF WRITER WAUSEON Northeast Ohio co-workers Laura Ramsey and Pam Haberkorn were trying gluten-free diets to help their autistic children when they learned of an alternative treatment showing promise in research: hyperbaric oxygen therapy. In the summer of 2009, the teachers took their children to a private hyperbaric oxygen center in North Carolina to get the treatment, involving pure oxygen administered at higher than atmospheric pressure Continue reading

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