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Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez gently but sternly admonishes a teenage cerebral palsy patient who clearly hasn't been doing his exercises, stressing the importance of keeping muscles loose and limber."We know it's not fair, but that's the way it is," Brunstrom-Hernandez tells 15-year-old patient Sam Ward. "Do you hear me? I know what I'm talking about."Brunstrom-Hernandez, who founded the Cerebral Palsy Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital 15 years ago, has cerebral palsy, giving her a special empathy for the people she treats.Cerebral palsy is a broad diagnostic term referring to disorders that affect movement and posture. It is caused by injury or abnormal development of the brain, usually before birth. Many patients suffer from other afflictions, too, such as speech or hearing difficulties. Symptoms vary greatly.Brunstrom-Hernandez, 50, was surrounded by doctors from a young age as she coped with the disorder. She figures that's a big reason she knew as a small girl she wanted to be...
Steve Wampler shares his incredible story
A prominent San Francisco Bay-area civil rights attorney says the foster father of a missing 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy will take a polygraph test.Attorney J...
A father furious because his 13-year-old daughter who suffers from cerebral palsy had been bullied stormed onto a school bus and threatened the children who teased h...
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A California woman has been ordered to stand trial for murder in the 2008 starving death of her 5-year-old son, who had cerebral palsy .Du...
When John Blaine realized 11-year-old Matt Woodrum was struggling through his 400-meter race at school in central Ohio, the physical education teacher felt compelled...
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43-year-old William Bailey sentenced to month in prison
Despite concerns that a mother's infections during pregnancy may raise her baby's risk of cerebral palsy , common colds and stomach flu were not tied to the birth de...
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, ...
Cerebral palsy refers to a group of disorders affecting brain and nervous system functions, including muscle tone, motor skills, cognitive functioning, vision, heari...
13-year-old Jack McGraw's dream came true at football game
In many ways, Desaray Carroll is a typical high school teenager.She texts nonstop, hangs out with her friends, goes to the movies and out to eat.The 19-year-old Coah...
A Philadelphia teenager with cerebral palsy is recovering after a brutal attack in which she was bitten across her back and shoulders. However, from where the bites...
A little boy from upstate New York got to live out his dream of being a firefighter this week – even though he may never be able to walk on his own, the Utica Observ...
Today's final edition on special needs diets is focused on cerebral palsy. Children with cerebral palsy may have a harder time getting sufficient nutrients due to th...
A northeast Ohio man accused of making fun of a young girl with cerebral palsy has been sentenced to a month in jail.Canton Municipal Judge John A. Poulos ordered th...
The rate of cerebral palsy among very preterm infants may be much lower now compared with 20 years ago, a study at one large medical center suggests.Cerebral palsy r...
The mother of a child with cerebral palsy is preparing to file a lawsuit against a school district after she says a special education director told her that her five...
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