Cerebral Palsy

PubMed Abstract of investigation to assess the effect of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in the treatment of children with Cerebral Palsy

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey 2007 Study documents Widespread Repair of Neonatal Brain Injury from Adult Stem Cells - Neuroscientists at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School have discovered that the neonatal brain possesses a previously unknown capacity to replace damaged neurons in multiple brain regions. Furthermore, their research reveals that the production of these new neurons lasts for at least five months following injury.Levison's study reveals that in addition to neurons acquiring new or different responsibilities, that another adaptive response, one that has not been suspected, occurs. Their data show that large numbers of new neurons are produced from the brain's resident stem cells during their recovery from injury. These findings suggest that these new neurons are further increasing the infant brain's ability to repair itself after injury.

Myoclonus (Pediatric) Overview at WEMOVE - Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders

About Dystonia at Medtronic

Movement Disorders Information at Kennedy Krieger Institute

Myoclonus Information Page at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NINDS

PubMed Abstract of double-blind study of high cervical spinal cord stimulation conducted in eight moderately disabled, spastic, cerebral palsied children failed to demonstrate any significant improvement over base line function during chronic spinal cord stimulation at either optimal stimulation parameters or random placebo parameters

PubMed Abstract of Characteristics of Childen with hip displacement in cerebral palsy. Study concluded that hip displacement in CP often occurs already at 2-3 years of age. Range of motion is a poor indicator of hips at risk. Thus early identification and early radiographic examination of children at risk is of great importance. The risk of hip displacement varies according to both CP-subtype and GMFCS

Movement Disorders Information at Kennedy Krieger Institute

Definition of Cerebral Palsy at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC - Types of Cerebral Palsy - Description - Symptoms - Developmental Disabilities

Miami Children's Brain Institute at Miami Children's Hospital the nation's first comprehensive medical program dedicated solely to pediatric neurosciences - Miami Children's Brain Institute will expand its status as the world leader in pediatric neurosciences, collaborating with other institutions in the community and providing a full spectrum of care and subspecialty excellence to children with neurological disorders

Hypotonia Overview at University of Maryland - Definition of Hypotonia - Considerations - Common Causes

Hypotonia Definition and Causes at MedlinePlus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine

PubMed Abstract of study to determine the association of hypotonia and depression in neonates at or near term with metabolic acidemia at birth (umbilical arterial pH<-12 mM).

PubMed Central Abstract of study examining the Association of Cerebral Palsy with Other Disability in Children with Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke

Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Information at Cleveland Clinic

Information about Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy SDR Surgery at St. Louis Children's Hospital

Hypertonia Treatment Information at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NINDS

Hypertonia Information Page at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NINDS - What is hypertonia - Treatment - Prognosis - Research - Clinical Trials and Organizations

NDRF National Dyautonomia Research Foundation - The Autonomic Nervous System - Anatomical Structure - Functions - Sympathetic System - Parasympatetic system