One in 323 children is born with cerebral palsy, the most common motor disability of childhood. The symptoms of cerebral palsy (CP) become apparent in the first few years of a child’s life and ...

(BPT) – This article was sponsored and developed by Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting movement and posture that begins in early childhood ...

Pregnant women are known for trying to do everything right – eating healthy, ceasing drinking and smoking, never missing a doctor's appointment or forgetting to take their prenatal vitamin. It's all ...

Spastic hemiplegia is a type of spastic cerebral palsy, where the part of the brain controlling movement is damaged. The condition can affect children before birth, during labor, or in the first few ...

Q: I have been told by a teacher that my 7-year-old daughter may have a mild case of cerebral palsy. She is bright but extremely klutzy. She still spills drinks on an almost daily basis and has ...

Cerebral palsy (CP)—the most common lifelong disability—is also one of the least understood disabilities. There are 18 million people worldwide who live with cerebral palsy, including a million in the ...

A surgery that helps 7- to 10-year-olds with cerebral palsy walk also helps older kids and teens with the condition, a groundbreaking study shows. "We had thought that the older kids would not do as ...

Nine year boy enjoying a walk in a sunny park using walking frame In a systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers estimated the prevalence of malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies in ...