Posts by: Magdalena Kegel

Magdalena Kegel

Magdalena is a writer with a passion for bridging the gap between the people performing research, and those who want or need to understand it. She writes about medical science and drug discovery. She holds an MS in Pharmaceutical Bioscience and a PhD — spanning the fields of psychiatry, immunology, and neuropharmacology — from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017

Vaginal Breech Delivery Doesn’t Raise CP Risk in Newborns, Study Finds

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Vaginal breech delivery — when a baby is born bottom first — does not increase the risk of cerebral palsy, according to a study reviewing the outcomes of more than 500,000 births. ... Read more

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017

Classification of Difficulties in Dyskinetic CP Patients Can Improve Disease Management

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Assessment of people with dyskinetic cerebral palsy (CP) — dominated by involuntary, uncontrolled, and stereotypical movements — should include a classification for eating and drinking as well as speech difficulties, ... Read more

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017

Fatigue in Moms of CP Children May Negatively Affect Rehabilitation

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Fatigue is very common among mothers of children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP), and is linked to higher levels of depression and a lower quality of life, suggesting that the ... Read more

February 3, 2017February 3, 2017

MS Treatment Not Seen to Improve Walking Ability in CP Patients in Clinical Trial

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Although dalfampridine extended-release treatment was found safe and well-tolerated in a pilot study in adults with cerebral palsy (CP), the drug failed to show any impact on walking ability. Although ... Read more

January 18, 2017January 18, 2017

Report Touts Sensorimotor Benefits of Music Training, Calls for More Studies

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Learning to play a musical instrument could improve cerebral palsy (CP) patients’ hand movement and strengthen their sensorimotor skills, researchers said in the journal Neural Plasticity. Conventional CP rehabilitation does ... Read more

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017

CP Risk Higher in Moderately Preterm Infants with Low Gestational Age Birth Weight

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Moderately premature babies who have a low birth weight for their gestational age, relatively speaking, age often diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP). But researchers do not understand the causes linking these two ... Read more

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

Electronic Fetal Monitoring — No Benefits, Plenty of Harm

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The increase in cesarean sections brought on by the use of electronic fetal monitoring during delivery has not reduced rates of cerebral palsy, instead placing women at high risk of ... Read more

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016

All Children with Spastic CP Should Have Detailed Eye Exams, Study Suggests

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The common occurrence of eye problems in children with spastic cerebral palsy suggests that all such children should have a detailed ophthalmologic evaluation, according to a recent study. The report, ... Read more

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016

Enzyme Seen to Reduce Muscle Stiffness Without Side Effects in Small Study

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An enzyme called hyaluronidase might reduce muscle stiffness in people with cerebral palsy and other neurological injuries, without causing the muscles to become weak — a major drawback of current ... Read more

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016

Cerebral Palsy After Brain Hemorrhage Likely Caused by Hemoglobin, According to Study

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Hemoglobin leaked from red blood cells after a brain hemorrhage in infants born too early likely contributes to the development of long-term complications often developing in the children, such as cerebral ... Read more