Adults with cerebral palsy have a higher risk of developing heart and lung diseases, but not cancer or type 2 diabetes, compared with adults who do not have the disease, according to a study. The results, “Noncommunicable disease among adults with cerebral palsy,” were…
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…
Cerebral palsy is more frequent and has higher mortality rates in Uganda than in high-income countries. The underlying brain injury that takes place during early infancy is likely caused by cerebral malaria, according to researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Makerere University in Uganda. Researchers from the two institutions…
The number of children with cerebral palsy (CP) infected with the cytomegalovirus (CMV) — a virus believed to trigger the development of this disease in children — may be greater than previously thought, according to a new study. The study reporting the findings, “Congenital Cytomegalovirus among Children with Cerebral…