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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
Jack Galanty, 26, a freelance designer in Los Angeles, tried to plan for his 26th birthday by seeking coverage on the California insurance marketplace that would ensure treatment for his mild cerebral palsy and for HIV prevention.
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Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
The expansion more than doubles the space dedicated to pediatric rehab and offer support for autism, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, scoliosis, Down syndrome, torticollis, dysphagia and multi-traumas after motor vehicle accidents, according to the release.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2025
Semafor obtained internal New York Times communications revealing that the paper had initially wanted to use a photo of a different child in place of Mohammad — but that child, too, had cerebral palsy.
—Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
One tracked down the medical records of the infant who appeared on the cover of the Daily Express, and found that he had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, which the Times and other major news organizations initially did not mention.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
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Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
The expansion more than doubles the space dedicated to pediatric rehab and offer support for autism, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, scoliosis, Down syndrome, torticollis, dysphagia and multi-traumas after motor vehicle accidents, according to the release.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2025
Semafor obtained internal New York Times communications revealing that the paper had initially wanted to use a photo of a different child in place of Mohammad — but that child, too, had cerebral palsy.
—Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
One tracked down the medical records of the infant who appeared on the cover of the Daily Express, and found that he had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, which the Times and other major news organizations initially did not mention.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
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Fuller, who had an absent father and mother with alcoholism, was in a crash in 2019 that left him permanently disabled and he's also been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Christina Applegate continues to open up about how her multiple sclerosis diagnosis is affecting her role as a mom.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Over the next 25 years, there would be 51.2 million cases of measles, 9.9 million cases of rubella and 4.3 million cases of poliomyelitis.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Cases of paralytic poliomyelitis disease plummeted from over 15,000 a year in the early 1950s to under 100 in the 1960s and then down to fewer than 10 in the 1970s.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
15 Sep. 2022
Noun
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The condition causes sudden weakness or paralysis in muscles on one side of the face and is, in most cases, temporary, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The breakthrough method holds the potential to one day help people regain function after paralysis.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Symptoms can include a rash and flu-like symptoms, with some people going on to experience arthritis, facial palsy, pain, irregular heartbeats and other worsening symptoms.—
Grace Gavilanes,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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The Emmy-winning composer died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles following an eight-year battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Clausen’s daughter told the Hollywood Reporter.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
31 May 2025
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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