Educating parents and caregivers about the need for hip surveillance for children with cerebral palsy, and helping reduce barriers in getting the needed X-rays, are key to establishing family-centered services to improve adherence to physician recommendations, an Australian study found. The researchers found that gaps in knowledge, poor communication…
A new study reports that mothers of children with cerebral palsy in Nigeria face a multitude of psychosocial challenges that are often ignored. The researchers called for better education and programs to support these families. The study, “Psychosocial problems among mothers of children with cerebral palsy attending…
A new study reports that cerebral palsy patients with poorer motor function abilities are more likely to have strabismus. The study, “Strabismus is correlated with gross motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy,” was published in the journal Current Eye Research. Strabismus is when a person’s…
In South Korea, there has been a trend in recent years toward children with cerebral palsy starting therapy at earlier ages, with age-related differences in which therapies are used, a study shows. This information may help guide the crafting of more nuanced policies that consider age as an important…
A new review provides three steps pediatricians can take to better diagnose cerebral palsy in full-term infants who don’t have “red flag” signs of the disease. These strategies may help children with CP to gain earlier access to interventions — allowing treatment to begin during the critical periods of…
A new study suggests that socioeconomically disadvantaged children with cerebral palsy are at greater risk of having more severe disease. The study, “Impact of social disadvantage on cerebral palsy severity,” was published in the journal Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. The study used data from the…