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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
Renee Christian, a single mom with cerebral palsy, lives in Buffalo, New York, with her 12-year-old daughter.
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
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Without a map of these switches, finding the true origin of complex diseases like multiple sclerosis, lupus, and schizophrenia is a slow, expensive,and often fruitless endeavor.—
Miguel Llorca,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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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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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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The symptoms of the disease can vary, from disorientation and circling to paralysis across the animal’s back end, the inability to stand up and potentially death.—
Jessie Richards,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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The bullet severed Onyx’s spinal cord, causing paralysis from the waist down.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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