cerebral palsy
noun
: 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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Lauren Eakin is legally blind and confined to a wheelchair with cerebral palsy.
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Jason Kane, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Like yours truly, O’Shaughnessy has cerebral palsy yet is ambulatory.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Their daughter, Rachel, was born with cerebral palsy, a neurological condition that can greatly hamper mobility.
—Hannah Frances Johansson, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Medrano, who was born with mild cerebral palsy, will next compete in the T38 men's long jump on Wednesday.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
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Jason Kane, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Like yours truly, O’Shaughnessy has cerebral palsy yet is ambulatory.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Their daughter, Rachel, was born with cerebral palsy, a neurological condition that can greatly hamper mobility.
—Hannah Frances Johansson, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Medrano, who was born with mild cerebral palsy, will next compete in the T38 men's long jump on Wednesday.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
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