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| September 02, 2010 |
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Words of Wisdom for Teens with Cerebral Palsy
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| The teen years can be a time of turmoil for anyone, as they struggle to figure out who they are and how they want to live their lives. If you are the parent of a child with cerebral palsy, you know that these tumultuous times can be magnified by ... |
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| September 02, 2010 |
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FDA Approves Drug for Chronic Drooling
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| A large percentage of children with cerebral palsy experience issues with chronic drooling, as a result of the neuromuscular issues associated with CP that make it difficult to swallow. In July, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ... |
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| September 02, 2010 |
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Medical Center Offers Help to Educators
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| Educators and parents know that children with traumatic brain injury have different educational needs. Under a state-funded project, Mount Sinai Medical Center worked with more than 10,000 educators in New York City to focus on addressing the ... |
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| August 13, 2010 |
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Music and Dance Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy
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| Most people feel the emotional, physical, and spiritual benefits of music and dance, but children with cerebral palsy tend to really benefit from these arts. Both music and dance allow a child with cerebral palsy to express his or her emotions, ... |
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| August 13, 2010 |
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Children with Brain Injuries Have Difficulty Developing Story-Telling Skills
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| A recent study done by a researcher at the University of Chicago shows that children with brain injuries eventually catch up with non-brain injured children in most language abilities, such as vocabulary, but continue to have difficulty with ... |
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| August 13, 2010 |
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Ensure Your Child’s Comfort at School
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| Just a few more weeks left of summer, and the kids will be back in school. Return to school generally goes hand-in-hand with excitement, anxiety, anticipation-and expense. In addition to typical school supplies like paper, pencils, and erasers, ... |
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| August 05, 2010 |
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Inject Some Fun into Your Child’s Rehab
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| Among the many choices for rehabilitation of kids with brain injury, gaming is becoming one of the most popular-and fun-choices. Gaming systems such as the Nintendo Wii, in which the games are controlled by the user's movements, are being ... |
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| August 05, 2010 |
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Clinical Trials for Kids with Cerebral Palsy
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| Do you want your child to receive some of the most cutting-edge treatment possible for cerebral palsy? Qualifying for and participating in clinical trials is an excellent way to expose your child to treatment that he or she might not otherwise have ... |
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| August 05, 2010 |
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Study Shows Other Areas of the Brain Can Compensate for Memory-Related Brain Damage
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| Recent research done by the UCLA Brain Research Institute debunks the myth that damage to the region of the brain known as the amygdala results in the inability to form new memories with emotional content. The amygdala is the portion of the brain ... |
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| August 05, 2010 |
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Cell Transplantation and Cerebral Palsy
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| An online version of the journal Cell Transplantation recently published a study that showed children with cerebral palsy may benefit from transplanting cells that support and surround the neurons in the nose into the brain. These cells, called ... |
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| August 05, 2010 |
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Know Your Educational Rights
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| A few more weeks left of summer, then school is back in session. If you are the parent of a child with brain injury, you know the difficulties that go hand-in-hand with school. Kids with brain injury-even mild brain injury-often experience ... |
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| August 05, 2010 |
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Support for Families Dealing with TBI
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| When your child suffers from a traumatic brain injury, there are a variety of emotions and feelings you'll experience. One of those is a feeling of being alone. Even though 1.4 million Americans are affected by brain injury, chances are you probably ... |
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| August 05, 2010 |
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Abilities Expo to Come to Houston and Atlanta
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| Abilities Expo, and exposition and trade show designed to showcase the latest products and services for individuals and families with special needs, will take place in Houston, Texas, August 27-29, and in Atlanta, Georgia, October 15-17. In addition ... |
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| August 05, 2010 |
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What You Must Know About Fundraising
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| When a child is injured or suffers an illness that results in brain injury, it's common for friends, family, and others in the community to rally round your family and offer support. One of the ways in which they offer support is to organize and ... |
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| August 05, 2010 |
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Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Cerebral Palsy
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| If your doctor suspects your child has cerebral palsy, there's no doubt that you're concerned about your child, worried, and wondering what the future holds. You probably have a million questions running through your mind. But the early stages of ... |
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