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Cerebral Palsy News Archive30-Jun-2007
Man Running 63 Marathons to Help Kids with AT (FOX 31 Denver)It's a disease you may not know about, but it affects 2.5 million Americans. We're talking about AT, a genetic disease with the worst symptoms of cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, immune deficiencies, muscular dystrophy and cancer.
Children With Cerebral Palsy Have Similar Quality Of Life As Their Healthy Peers (Medical News Today)If they are not in pain, 8-12 year-old children with cerebral palsy seem to feel just as happy as healthy children of the same age, say researchers in a new study. Pain is the main factor affecting happiness, said the researchers, rather than the severity or type of cerebral palsy. You can read about this study in the journal The Lancet, 30th June issue. [click link for full article]
Grennan on the go (SaukValley.com)STERLING - Malorie Grennan is a swimmer who has cerebral palsy, not a girl with cerebral palsy who swims. At least not since she started the Sterling Stingrays' after-school program when she was in fifth grade.
Cerebral Palsy Kids Just as Happy (WebMD)Cerebral palsy may not drastically cut children's overall quality of life, according to a study by U.K. and European researchers.
Cerebral palsy 'doesn't hold him back' (BBC News)Julie Johnson explains how her son Nathan does not let his cerebral palsy stop him doing the things he loves.
Understanding Cerebral Palsy (The Daily Tribune)When I was a kid, there were two things I remember I feared most: huge dogs and Guido, a grown, frail man in our neighborhood who couldn?t walk straight, drooled like a baby, talked rather strangely and moved like he had no functioning bone in his body.
Children With Cerebral Palsy Have Similar Quality Of Life To Other Children (Medical News Today)Most children aged 8 - 12 years with cerebral palsy will have similar quality of life (QoL) to other children. The findings should guide social and educational policy to ensure that disabled children participate fully in society, conclude authors of an Article published in this week's edition of The Lancet. [click link for full article]
Cerebral palsy children 'happy' (BBC News)Children with cerebral palsy are just as happy as other youngsters are, a study indicates.
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