When patients with cerebral palsy (CP) exercise on a recumbent bicycle, their muscles tend to activate in ways that differ from healthy people, which reduces potential benefits of rehabilitative training, according to a study from the Rechts der Isar Hospital and the Technical University of Munich in Germany. The…
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the approval of Proveca’s Sialanar (glycopyrronium bromide) for the treatment of severe drooling in children and adolescents with neurological disorders, such as cerebral palsy. Children with cerebral palsy and other motor or neurological disorders…
While video games are increasingly popular tools to improve motor skills in children with cerebral palsy, therapists need education and tools to choose games suited to the needs of individual patients. A recently developed instrument to evaluate movement linked to video games has the potential to aid therapists in their…
Leptin could be a suitable marker for assessing the nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy (CP) — a task not as straightforward as it sounds, since features of kids with cerebral palsy make them unlikely to fit the conventional scales. Key findings indicate that including serum leptin measurements in nutritional…
A perceptual motor intervention improved sitting in infants with cerebral palsy (CP) — possibly also improving their ability to play — a crucial ingredient in the development of perception, cognition, and emotional development, in addition to the obvious impact on motor and social skills. The findings show that play can…
PathMaker Neurosystems recently announced that a U.S. patent has been granted covering Pathmaker’s DoubleStim technology, used in a device for treating muscle spasticity in cerebral palsy and other neuromotor conditions — the MyoRegulator system. The MyoRegulator device is a noninvasive technique using a novel strategy to treat muscle spasms. The…
A Phase 2 clinical trial revealed that the drug erythropoietin, long used to treat anemia, might improve outcomes for children exposed to oxygen deprivation during birth, leading to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy — brain damage that causes cerebral palsy and other disabling conditions. If the findings stand through larger trials, the treatment might offer…
Researchers report that the use of ankle-foot orthoses, or AFOs, improve the backward margin of stability in children with cerebral palsy (CP) diplegia, a form of the condition affecting both sides of the body. The study, presented at the American Academy of…
Cerebral palsy (CP) can be caused by infections, both in the pregnant mother and in newborns. Researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, showed that infections lead to different types of cerebral palsy, depending on if it is the mother or the child who is affected. While…
New Zealand researchers reported that whole-body vibration training in adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) has a range of benefits, including better functional capacity, more muscle and bone mass, and increased bone mineral density. Studies have recently showed that whole-body vibration training in children with reduced mobility increases leg muscle function and bone mass. Few studies…