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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
Despite normal EEGs and other reports from Cook Children’s hospital, Laura wrote in posts in late May 2025 that her son had seizures cerebral palsy, a mitochondrial disorder, autism and developmental delays, the affidavit states.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Babies who survive may experience breathing and feeding difficulties, cerebral palsy, developmental delays and vision or hearing problems.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Lifelong impairments like cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, blindness, deafness, autism, and ADHD, as well as severe chronic illnesses like diabetes or heart disease, are covered.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 28 Mar. 2026
Greta, who has cerebral palsy, requires a range of supports to get to that point.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Babies who survive may experience breathing and feeding difficulties, cerebral palsy, developmental delays and vision or hearing problems.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Lifelong impairments like cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, blindness, deafness, autism, and ADHD, as well as severe chronic illnesses like diabetes or heart disease, are covered.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 28 Mar. 2026
Greta, who has cerebral palsy, requires a range of supports to get to that point.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
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The singer had retired from performing after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 40 years ago, the outlet stated.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Alan Osmond, eldest member of his brothers’ band, The Osmonds, died Monday after a decades-long battle with multiple sclerosis.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Other vaccines including for poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps and rubella will remain in place unless updated through legislation, according to the state Department of Health.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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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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Strokes can cause death, or lead to paralysis or speech problems.—
Berly McCoy,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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Stomach paralysis caused both eating and drinking to be intensely painful for Talei.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Since receiving her diagnosis, Weedman’s Bell’s palsy has been written into her characters on Hacks, Abbot Elementary and Sirens.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Sunshine died March 15 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, after a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a family spokesperson announced.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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