Modafinil, a central nervous system stimulant, appears to improve tone and ambulation in spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a diagnostic label representing a wide range of nonprogressive motor impairments that are identified at birth or in early childhood. A more specific definition identifies CP ...

There are four main presentations of cerebral palsy: diplegic, hemiplegic, triplegic, and tetra (also known as quadra) plegic. These deceptively nice-sounding Latin words refer to the number of ...

Linda was diagnosed with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy when she was three years old. It wasn’t until she began her studies at the University of Illinois that she learned about wheelchair ...

Managing pain and symptoms is essential for adults with cerebral palsy, yet treatments often mismatch the specific symptoms they face (1 Trusted Source Medication and Therapy Profiles for ...

Researchers have developed the MyoStep, a next-generation soft exoskeleton designed to help children with cerebral palsy walk ...

Pain and symptom management are important parts of caring for adults living with cerebral palsy. However, these patients are often treated with medications that may not align with the underlying ...