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Completed study sponsored by Children's Hospital, Denver to determine which pain management stategy continuous analgesic pump or orally, should be used in the management of children with cerebral palsy

Information on ongoing study being sponsored by Shriners Hospitals for Children. Study is currently recruiting participants to develop an analysis method for the use of Wavelet Analysis of Electromyography (EMG) in Cerebral Palsy to evaluate motor function in children with cerebral palsy

Study being conducted to evaluate whether the use of bracing lowers the risk of curve progression in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The study will compare changes in the spinal curve over time in participants who wear a brace and those who do not.

Cincinnati Children's is conducting a research study, sometimes known as a clinical trial or clinical study, to better understand what causes epilepsy and the role our genes play, which treatments will be more effective, and why some families have multiple relatives with seizures

Cincinnati Children's is conducting a research project to study the white matter of the brain in children with hydrocephalus (white matter connects areas in the brain responsible for normal function). Assessments will be done through MRIs and neuropsychological tests of behavior and development.

Cincinnati Children's is conducting a research study to compare the language skills of children who have a cochlear implant and a developmental disability to children with the same developmental disability but no hearing loss

The purpose of this Registry is to compare shunt/catheter-related infection rates among various shunt systems when used according to hospital standard of care to treat hydrocephalus.

The Hospital for Sick Children study is to determine whether infants with triventricular hydrocephalus (TVH) have a better long-term outcome at 5 years when they are treated with a new procedure, endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV), than infants treated with the more traditional treatment, insertion of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt.

Study completed and sponsored by Hvidovre University Hospital to investigate if physical therapy with strength training is better at improving muscle and gait function after anti-spastic treatment with Botulinum toxin compared to physical therapy without strength training in children with cerebral palsy.

This study is part of a series of studies that will explore how the mind and the brain work to cause episodes of uncontrollable shaking in people who have no known underlying brain or medical disorder. The study is conducted at NIH and at the Brown University Rhode Island Hospital.