Australian pediatricians and physiotherapists said sharing skills and good communication between multidisciplinary clinical teams is essential to improve diagnosis and manage hip displacement in children with cerebral palsy. The study, “Health professionals’ experiences and barriers encountered when implementing hip surveillance for children with cerebral palsy,” was published in the…
Chronic pain is common among patients with cerebral palsy and leads to a significantly negative impact on patients’ quality of life. More studies are needed to better understand the cause of this pain and to develop effective treatments, researchers said in a recent study. The review study, “Pathophysiology of…
Playing games on a Nintendo Wii console plus standard care may improve grip strength and hand function and decrease muscle stiffness in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, researchers suggest. Their study, “Effect of Wii training on hand function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy,” was published in the…
The length of exposure time to low-dose steroids during pregnancy is key to determining their effectiveness in improving the outcomes of premature babies — a risk factor for cerebral palsy. The study, “The efficacy of antenatal steroid therapy is dependent on the duration of low-concentration fetal exposure: Evidence from…
Treatment with trihexyphenidyl, a medicine originally developed to treat tremors, spasms, and poor muscle control in Parkinson’s disease, needs additional clinical evidence to support its efficacy in patients with cerebral palsy, according to a review study from Australia. The review, “Trihexyphenidyl for dystonia in cerebral palsy,” appeared…
Abnormal gene expression linked to cell signaling and immune pathways may contribute to clinical diverse cases of cerebral palsy. Importantly, this genetic deregulation is common to both cerebral palsy and autism. The study “Analysis of 182 cerebral palsy transcriptomes points to dysregulation of trophic signalling pathways and overlap with autism”…
An Australian study aims to assess how well commercially available fitness monitors keep track of children’s activity, by evaluating how well they record data on children at play. Such activity is particularly important parameter in children with cerebral palsy. Researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia are looking for children,…
An established rehabilitation technique for cerebral palsy and stroke patients shows promise in improving motor functions in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), new study shows. The research “Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis. Part 1: Effects on Real-World Function” was published in the…
Extremely premature and underweight newborns have a greater risk of developing cerebral palsy or other motor impairments by the time they are 8 years old, according to Australian researchers. Their study, “Motor Impairment Trends in Extremely Preterm Children: 1991-2005,” was published in the journal Pediatrics. Over…
Canadian researchers developed an at-home virtual rehabilitation system for people with weakness on one side of their body, then tested it in a two-month-long cerebral-palsy-related study (NCT02290353). The team talked with those who tried the motion capture-based system, their physical therapists, and engineers involved in the project to come up…