Spastic cerebral palsy is a disorder that involves muscle stiffness. Symptoms and signs may include difficulty walking, trouble manipulating objects, and vision, hearing, or speech challenges.

Spastic hemiplegia is the most common type of cerebral palsy. This causes symptoms in one-half of their body — you might experience pain, muscle stiffness, and lack of muscle control. Share on ...

One in 323 children is born with cerebral palsy, the most common motor disability of childhood. The symptoms of cerebral palsy (CP) become apparent in the first few years of a child’s life and ...

Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood worldwide. It is a neurological disorder affecting a person’s movement and posture and is caused by a non-progressive brain injury or ...

Spastic hemiplegia is a type of spastic cerebral palsy, where the part of the brain controlling movement is damaged. The condition can affect children before birth, during labor, or in the first few ...

March 25th is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day! For every 1,000 babies born in the United States, approximately three will be diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy (“CP”) by the time they are 8 years ...

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Sonia Shainaaz shares her daughter's story of strength, love, and hope ...

A national study by University of Adelaide researchers is paving the way for more precise diagnosis and treatment for ...

The Buddy Bear School in Dungannon, County Tyrone, opened in 1993 and is the only school of its kind in Northern Ireland.

A new national study has found that single-event multi-level surgery (SEMLS) helps straighten the legs and improves walking ...

In children with cerebral palsy, surgery for scoliosis lowers the incidence of pneumonia requiring hospitalisation and the ...