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News items on 'Cerebral Palsy'
Software 'gives children a voice'
(BBC 05/06/2009)
'How was school today?' is software to help children with disabilities such as cerebral palsy communicate faster. The system is the result of a project between computing scientists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Dundee, and Capability Scotland. Pupils from Corseford School in Renfrewshire were first to trial it. Information gathered by sensors is turned into a story by the computer - the story can be shared later.
Man with cerebral palsy can sue
(BBC 07/05/2009)
A man with cerebral palsy who won a scholarship to Eton and went on to study at Cambridge has won the right to sue a health authority. Julius Whiston, 34, argues that his condition was caused by being denied oxygen during birth at London's Queen Charlotte's Hospital in 1974. The London Strategic Health Authority, which denies liability, said the claim fell outside the legal time limit. The High Court ruling means he can continue his legal fight for damages.
Revolutionary treatment that helps kids walk
(Mirror 16/04/2009)
To be told your son or daughter may never walk is heartbreaking. But a new scheme is offering fresh hope... Originally from Poland, Footsteps uses a ground-breaking piece of equipment called the Spider to help children's development. The Spider is a frame with bungee ropes attached, which holds youngsters in place while physiotherapists work on improving their strength, posture and muscle tone.
(BBC 14/04/2009)
Football star Phil Neville speaks out about his daughter, Isabella's, cerebral palsy. He talks about the challenges and rewards of family life. He shares his joy when she took her first steps, despite the doctor's odds. Five years ago, Isabella was born ten weeks prematurely, weighing 3lb 3oz (1kg 445g). She spent her first few weeks of life fighting for life in a special care baby unit.
'My cerebral palsy is just another arbitrary feature like eye colour'
(Telegraph 28/02/2009)
I was born with mild cerebral palsy: according to my mother, if I was like a newborn foal. I like to think that this charming comparison is because of their wobbly legs and slim frame. I like to call myself - wobbly. I admit that the doctor did not use that word as he informed my parents of my condition when I was a somewhat floppy two-year-old in my mother's arms, but I can't stand those depressing terms that someone deemed appropriate to burden a human being with for the rest of their lives.
(BBC 25/02/2009)
Few can truly understand what the Camerons are going through after the death of a child. But for parents like Claire Bates, whose son has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, it is an experience they are dreading. "One day, I will watch my son die."
There is still no cure for cerebral palsy
(Telegraph 25/02/2009)
Cerebral palsy affects about one in every 500 babies in the UK and can cause progressive painful tightening of the muscles and joints affecting movement and independence. It is caused by damage or faulty development in the brain before birth and symptoms can range from relatively mild problems with walking to severe disability little movement, lack of speech, learning difficulties and epilepsy.
Hannah's back in the saddle as brain surgery gamble pays off
(The Scotsman 21/12/2008)
The schoolgirl, who was born with cerebral palsy, was suffering up to 100 epileptic seizures every day and she needed adult supervision at all times. But now Hannah can look forward to a brighter future following surgery (functional hemispherectomy) at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. Surgeons disconnected and disabled the part of her brain that was causing the seizures.
Cerebral palsy affects 'one in 400' births
(The Scotsman 18/09/2008)
ONE in every 400 children born in the UK has cerebral palsy, it was claimed yesterday. The condition affects movement, but its effects can vary from barely noticeable to extremely severe. Children are thought to develop cerebral palsy due to problems in the womb which cause a defect to the brain.
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