This Practice Point commentary discusses a recent paper by Hoving et al., who compared the cost-effectiveness of continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion (CIBI) with that of 'standard care' in ...
Jeffrey Raskin, MS, MD, a neurosurgeon at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, performed the first ever computer-guided radiofrequency ablation to decrease excessive muscle tone ...
It’s the most common neurological disorder in children and affects about 3.1 for every 1,000 8-year old children, according to a 2014 study. Symptoms of CP vary in severity, but they usually come on ...
Cerebral palsy can cause muscle spasms and many other hypertonic symptoms. The symptoms can be treated in a variety of ways, often starting with physical therapy. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of ...
Pregnant women are known for trying to do everything right – eating healthy, ceasing drinking and smoking, never missing a doctor's appointment or forgetting to take their prenatal vitamin. It's all ...
Former “Real Housewives of Orange County” cast member Meghan King has spoken frankly about helping her son Hart navigate life with hypotonic cerebral palsy. Hypotonic cerebral palsy, according to the ...