The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its first guideline on cerebral palsy (CP), focusing on the causes and treatment of the disease and the most common comorbidities — or simultaneous conditions — such as saliva control, pain, mental health, and communication issues. The new guideline,…
PathMaker Neurosystems will team up with the Brain and Spine Institute in Paris on clinical trials of a device to help those with neuromotor spasticity, including cerebral palsy (CP) patients, manage their shaking and other symptoms. PathMaker’s goal is to obtain European Union approval of the company’s MyoRegulator, the first neuromodulation device designed…
The medical device company MYOLYN has submitted a 510(k) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its functional electrical stimulation (FES) stationary bikes — MyoCycle Home and the MyoCycle Pro — to stimulate muscles during exercise. The bikes can be used by people experiencing muscle weakness or who have lower body paralysis…
A multicenter study revealed that 38.1% of parents of teens with cerebral palsy (CP) have significant stress levels requiring professional assistance. The stress is especially caused by the behavioral disturbances of the teen. The study, “Family adaptation to cerebral palsy in adolescents: A European multicenter study,”…
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 not engages the entire brain like playing an instrument, but few studies have explored the idea, researchers from Technical…
A single injection of Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA) significantly improves the ability of children with cerebral palsy to achieve their functional goals, according to a study published in the Journal of Child Neurology.
Altered functional connectivity in the brains of premature babies is detectable before they are born, according to a study jointly conducted by researchers at Yale School of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Wayne State University. The study reporting the findings, “Weak…
Mirror-based intervention therapies improve movement in children with cerebral palsy (CP), according to the results of a new review. The study, “Systematic Review Of The Effects Of Mirror Therapy In Children With Cerebral Palsy,” published in The Journal of Physical Therapy Science, reviewed several previously published studies reporting…
Movies are usually liked because they are relatable. Seeing many movies that portray a character with cerebral palsy isn’t very common. There are some, but the character is either sick, dying or wants to die. Either way, they’re unrealistic. However, I felt very positive about the movie…
Glucocorticoids could help preserve the structure and function of nerve cells when given after oxygen deprivation at birth, a study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences suggests.