Cerebral palsy is a common disorder caused by a disturbance to the fetal or newborn brain. The injury usually occurs before birth or shortly thereafter, but signs of cerebral palsy may not be visible ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Babies born four to six weeks prematurely have more than triple the risk of developing cerebral palsy than full-term babies, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. The study focused ...

(BPT) – This article was sponsored and developed by Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting movement and posture that begins in early childhood ...

A premature birth puts a baby at greater risk of developing cerebral palsy, but doctors at the University of North Carolina believe there's a simple way to cut that risk. cerebral palsy occurs mostly ...

Researchers have long known that babies born many weeks or months before their due dates are at an elevated risk of cerebral palsy, a lifelong condition that can cause mild to severe physical ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a lifelong congenital condition that causes palsy, or impaired movements, due to brain damage at a very young age. Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy (SQCP) is a severe type ...

Physiotherapy isn’t just for adults recovering from injuries. Physiotherapists can help babies and children, too – including babies with, or at high risk of, cerebral palsy. Research has shown ...