cerebral palsy

Definition of cerebral palsy

: a disability resulting from damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth and outwardly manifested by muscular incoordination and speech disturbances

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Recent Examples on the Web Janene Lalonde, 46, who lives in north Seattle, also has a son with special needs: Franklin, 3, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. — Christina Caron, New York Times, "‘It Is a Nightmare Out Here’: Seattle Parents Struggle to Balance Work and Child Care," 17 Mar. 2020 Happily ever after Bill Adams’ cerebral palsy affects his movement, and his speech can be difficult to follow. — Rita Price, Cincinnati.com, "Disabled couples navigate red tape on way to altar," 13 Jan. 2020 But Matthew, 20, has cerebral palsy and a chromosome disorder, making many of these activities difficult at times. — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "This Brookfield mother is fighting for more adult-size changing stations across Wisconsin," 10 Jan. 2020 The Wilsons cling to their miracle, JaiKayla, who has mild cerebral palsy from her premature birth and has overcome a brain bleed and surgery for spinal fluid buildup in her brain. — oregonlive, "Driver who struck pregnant woman, putting her in a vegetative state before her death, sentenced to 16 years," 7 Dec. 2019 People who have neuromuscular disorders, such as muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy, may develop scoliosis as a result of that underlying disorder. — Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com, "Scoliosis most often develops during growth spurt just before puberty," 4 Dec. 2019 Liz Grigsby, who has cerebral palsy and works as an advocate at Golden Gate Regional Center, lives at the Leland, a senior housing complex on Howard Street in SoMa. — J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com, "SF affordable housing project would create homes for developmentally disabled," 16 Nov. 2019 Among the families who use the Nook is Sarah Fletcher, whose 10-year-old son Toby has dystonic cerebral palsy and is also deaf and fed by a tube. — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, "Kate Middleton Made an "Emotional" Visit to a Children’s Hospice This Morning," 15 Nov. 2019 There’s really two challenges going on with the representation of someone with a condition, whether it’s cerebral palsy or cancer or Tourette’s syndrome. — Lauren Huff, EW.com, "Edward Norton on challenges of portraying character with Tourette syndrome in Motherless Brooklyn," 25 Oct. 2019

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20 Mar 2020

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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2020.

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