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March 2, 2021

Sophia Soars: A 700-Mile Journey to Treat a Daughter's Cerebral Palsy

What do you do when you want to help your child but your local providers don't have the resources? You travel for treatment. In this personal story, Sophia's family describes their experiences traveling to Gillette Children's for treatment, including both neurosurgical and orthopedic surgeries.

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January 11, 2021

Gait Development Fact Sheet

A person’s gait is dependent on the interaction between the nervous, musculoskeletal, and cardiorespiratory systems and has many influences.

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December 14, 2020

New Horizons Virtual Town Hall 3- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab & Northwestern University in Chicago

Our 3rd Virtual Town Hall featured experts from the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab and Northwestern University in Chicago. This multi-disciplinary panel discussion highlights the latest updates in care of children with #CerebralPalsy.

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November 5, 2020

Firm Evidence That Many Cases of CP may be Caused by Genetic Mutations: What Does This Mean for Families?

An international study recently published in the journal Nature Genetics has provided the first firm evidence that for a substantial number of people, their cerebral palsy (CP) may be caused by a genetic mutation, or mis-spelling in the body’s DNA blueprint.

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November 5, 2020

Mutations Disrupting Neuritogenesis Genes Confer Risk for Cerebral Palsy.

"In addition to commonly associated environmental factors, genomic factors may cause cerebral palsy. We performed whole-exome sequencing of 250 parent–offspring trios, and observed enrichment of damaging de novo mutations in cerebral palsy cases."

July 1, 2020

The History and Origin of Cerebral Palsy

If you’re a history nerd like me, then you probably wondered about the origin of cerebral palsy at least once in your life. As an ever-inquisitive kid, that was certainly at the forefront of my mind, especially when I was old enough to truly comprehend that I had CP.

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July 1, 2020

What it is Like to be an Adult with Cerebral Palsy

I’m at that age when Facebook friends begin to get engaged and married, and shortly after, have children. So, I feel the pressure to proceed onto the next stage of my adulthood. But, as anyone with cerebral palsy knows, everything in life is a tad more complicated with this disability.

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July 1, 2020

Is Cerebral Palsy Genetic?

To give you an idea about genetic variation between each of us, there are about three million differences in our genetic code. They go to influence the color of our hair and the color of our eyes, the way we walk.

July 1, 2020

How Cerebral Palsy Affects Adults

Although the brain injury that causes cerebral palsy is nonprogressive, adults with CP can experience a variety of symptoms as they age which often depend on the type of CP they have, as well as the level.

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