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Pain and fatigue consistency in adults with cerebral palsy.

Conclusions. Pain and fatigue consistently and significantly affect adults with CP. Both factors impact the ability of adults, who have CP, to participate in daily life.
PMID: 19852712 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)

Goal-directed functional therapy: A longitudinal study on gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy.

Conclusion. Gross motor function improved during GDT, and was maintained 12 weeks later. The goals were reached to a high extent, and the children gradually progressed towards their goals after the end of the intervention. The therapy did not induce any deterioration of body functions.
PMID: 19852713 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)

Continuous intrathecal baclofen for children with spasticity and/or dystonia: Goal attainment and complications associated with treatment

Conclusions: ITB results in statistically significant levels of satisfaction and goal attainment in children with spasticity and/or dystonia. GAS was a useful measure of goal attainment. While, ITB is effective for children with spasticity and dystonia, those with dystonia have a higher rate of complications. (Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health)

60 Minutes will feature Children’s epilepsy research

Did you know that epilepsy affects over 3 million people in the United States? Despite the fact that it affects more people than Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis combined, the disease and its causes remain stubbornly bewildering. Tomorrow, the news program 60 Minutes will feature the epilepsy research of Children’s Frances Jensen, MD. You can watch a preview here.  If you use Twitter, please help us promote the episode by tweeting “http://bit.ly/1t2wdK – tune in to 60 Minutes this Sunday to see Children’s Hospital docs talk about epilepsy.”

Read about how one young girl fought epilepsy and won.

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Video: Preview: Fighting for a Cure

More Americans are suffering from epilepsy than Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis combined. Katie Couric reports on a disease that may not be getting the attention it deserves. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

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