Honda donated $1 million to establish the Honda Center for Gait Analysis and Mobility Enhancement at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio, to enhance mobility among pediatric patients with diseases including cerebral palsy (CP). The center…
Among this year’s 11 winners of the Ontario Brain Institute’s (OBI) Ontario Neurotech program (ONtrepreneurs) is engineer Manmeet Maggu, who is developing a robotic exoskeleton suit for children with cerebral palsy (CP). Maggu said his nephew’s cerebral palsy diagnosis inspired a search…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded approval of Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA) for the treatment of lower limb spasticity in adults based on its supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA), according to therapy developer Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals. Lower limb spasticity is a condition that affects many people in the United…
A new, free iPhone app called Caremap is available to help parents keep track of their children’s health. Parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and other complex medical conditions will find it particularly helpful, but it is designed for use by all parents, developers of the app say. The app,…
A magnesium blood concentration between 3.7 and 4.4 mg/dL in women at delivery is associated with lower risks for preterm babies to develop cerebral palsy, according to a new study. The study “Optimization of Maternal Magnesium Sulfate Administration for Fetal Neuroprotection: Application of a Prospectively Constructed Pharmacokinetic Model to the BEAM…
We all have had at least one experience when a doctor either behaved badly or treated us in a way we didn’t feel we deserved. “He could have spoken in a nicer tone,” you might mumble to your mother. But what do you do when the experience…
The combination of standard rehabilitation therapy with Cerebrolysin was found to improve the gross motor skills of pediatric patients living with cerebral palsy (CP), according to results published in the journal Acta Neurologica Belgica. Patients with CP caused by perinatal brain injury due to oxygen deprivation can present several symptoms, including…
As a breast cancer survivor and a person with cerebral palsy, staying healthy is very important to me. Exercise helps keep muscles conditioned and it is good for overall health. I am a member at my local YMCA, and I enjoy being active. Before my son came along,…
Most people don’t think twice about going out, whether with a new friend or on a date. Their phones buzz in their pockets with opportunities, and they are able to accept at a moment’s notice. It’s hard to remember that not everyone lives this way. For those…
Ferring Pharmaceuticals is contributing $10 million to support the March of Dimes Foundation’s goal to create research centers dedicated to discovering the biological causes of preterm birth, one of the most common risk factors for cerebral palsy. Money from the Ferring’s donation will be used to develop the new European-based…