A home-based training program called Tele-UPCAT (Tele-monitored UPper Limb Children Action Observation Training) was feasible and had a high adherence in children and adolescents with unilateral cerebral palsy (uCP), a study shows. Both parents and patients found the training program to be useful, sustainable and relevant for home rehabilitation.
A minimally invasive surgical procedure in the glands that produce saliva —performed after Botox injection — is an effective treatment strategy for drooling in children who have cerebral palsy (CP) and other development disorders, a study suggests. The study results, “Submandibular duct ligation after botulinum neurotoxin A…
Introducing an adaptive seating system into the wheelchairs of children with non-ambulatory cerebral palsy (CP) may be associated with short-term gains in body function, social activities, and participation, and with positive effects in other aspects of the child’s environment, according to a recent study. The study, “…
BcL-2, a protein that regulates cell death, has been identified as a potential marker for intrauterine growth restriction, an obstetric condition that can lead to cerebral palsy in affected children, a study suggests. Higher levels of this protein were found in maternal and umbilical cord blood in late preterm…
Researchers have developed a new quantitative way of assessing motor control in children with cerebral palsy. The method, called the Dynamic Motor Control Index During Walking (Walk-DMC), may be useful in improving dynamic motor control, which is associated with better clinical outcomes, and for predicting the likely benefit of aggressive treatments such as surgery. The…
The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF), a charitable organization that grants medical financial aid to children in need to access health services that are not covered by the family’s insurance, recently announced that it is seeking applications from families in need of financial assistance. The grants, up to $5,000 annually per…
A study evaluated the design and effectiveness of a new tool to assist nursing care of pediatric patients with complex medical conditions, including cerebral palsy. The pediatric-specific tool, N-KICS (Nursing-Kids Intensity of Care Survey), was found to be an accurate and fast method of assessing these patients’ needs and relocating the resources necessary to meet those…
Prenatal steroid treatment protects the brains of premature babies against hemorrhages, reducing by half the risk of severe hemorrhaging and the possible development of related neurologic problems such as cerebral palsy, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine reported. Their study, “Impact of antenatal steroids on intraventricular hemorrhage in very-low-birth…
Researchers in China investigating the efficacy and safety of magnesium sulfate supplementation as a neuroprotective agent for preterm infants treated in utero, reported that its use is safe and beneficial for babies at risk of a premature birth, despite findings of potentially harmful side effects in their mothers. The article, by researchers at…
The Cerebral Palsy Family Network (CPFN), a nonprofit organization and advocacy group founded in 2006 by parents of children with cerebral palsy and My Advocates legal team, recently launched a new Internet television show called “Cerebral Palsy Family Network TV” (CPFN TV). The TV show, first aired March 1 for…