Blocking the production of a protein called FoxO3 can boost brain repair after injury, a finding that could lead to new treatments for cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and dementia, a study suggests. The study, “A TLR/AKT/FoxO3 immune tolerance–like pathway disrupts the repair capacity of oligodendrocyte progenitors,” appeared…
Summer will finally return soon. Many of us had a long, bitter, and cold winter. Each season has a different effect on cerebral palsy. Muscles react to cold and warm weather differently, and sometimes it’s difficult to know how to adjust or ease some of the muscle tension and…
People with cerebral palsy generally are happy and satisfied with their lives despite the daily challenges they face, a recent study in Greece concluded. The study, “Sense of Coherence in People with Cerebral Palsy in Greece,” was published in the journal Psychology. Increasing evidence suggests that children…
Magnesium sulfate given to pregnant women may not prevent the incidence of cerebral palsy, but may reduce its severity, according to data from two U.S. clinical sites. The findings, “Comparison of Cerebral Palsy Severity Between 2 Eras of Antenatal Magnesium Use,” were published in JAMA Pediatrics. In the last…
Nexon Asia Pacific will help support the Cerebral Palsy Alliance with a digital transformation to improve services for patients and families affected by cerebral palsy, autism, motor neuron disease, and other neurological or cognitive diseases, the company recently announced. As part of the digital overhaul, Nexon —…
Surgical treatment for scoliosis significantly improves the quality of life in children with cerebral palsy, outweighing the risks of surgery-related complications, a study suggests. Up to 35 percent of cerebral palsy patients with severe motor disability are at increased risk of developing a…
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has the potential to improve diagnosis, genetic counseling, and personalized treatment of patients with atypical cerebral palsy, a study says. The study, “Atypical cerebral palsy: genomics analysis enables precision medicine,” was published in the journal Genetics in Medicine. Cerebral palsy (CP) comprises a group…
A new computer-based method developed to identify gait patterns in children with cerebral palsy can help clinicians use gait for diagnosis and to assess treatment outcomes, according to researchers. The varied gait features in kids with cerebral palsy pose challenges related to disease management, therapy, evaluation of treatment outcomes, and…
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…