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 ...

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

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 ...

It is the most common type of cerebral palsy . This type occurs in about 80% of all cerebral palsy cases . People with spastic CP have increased muscle tone which causes their muscles to become stiff ...

As a result, caring for a child with cerebral palsy or other disabilities can be expensive — almost $1 Million over your child’s lifetime, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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 ...

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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 ...