Because of diverse etiologies and unique individual patient profiles, cerebral palsy will remain a complex treatment area. The modafinil-treated patients in this study with spastic diplegia are ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood, affecting about one in 323 children in the United States. It's caused by brain damage and affects a person's muscle tone, balance, ...

Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a surgical procedure aimed at reducing spasticity in children with cerebral palsy (CP), particularly ... processes regarding the surgery, and assessing the ...

Cerebral palsy lawyers work with families to determine if their child’s condition may have been caused by medical malpractice. If a health care professional made a mistake before, during, or after ...

Cerebral palsy is also described in topographical terms by the location of motor impairment (e.g., quadriplegic, diplegic ... insult, surgery, or disease and lasts 6 months or less (Engel ...

Cerebral oxygenation monitoring is a critical aspect of cardiac surgery, as it helps ensure that the brain receives adequate oxygen during procedures that can affect blood flow and oxygen delivery.

The Pennsylvania parents of a 21-year-old blind and deaf man with cerebral palsy who died in September after being starved for months have been charged in connection to his death, authorities ...

Although uncommon, stroke is a recognised complication of mitral valve surgery and is associated with unfavourable outcomes. While silent cerebral microinfarction has been described following cardiac ...

Background Temporary clipping (TC) is an essential adjunct in cerebral aneurysm (CA) surgery. Despite appearing insignificant to the surgeon under the microscope, TC may cause parent vessel injury.