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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
Less often, out-toeing is a sign of a neurological disease like cerebral palsy.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
The teen, 17-year-old Victor Perez, who is autistic and has cerebral palsy, was shot nine times, his family told local news outlets.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The actor plays Melody Brooks, a non-verbal 12-year-old with cerebral palsy who leaves her special-ed classroom to join mainstream classes.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
His family later confirmed that Perez has autism and is nonverbal, intellectually disabled and physically impaired by cerebral palsy.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
The teen, 17-year-old Victor Perez, who is autistic and has cerebral palsy, was shot nine times, his family told local news outlets.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The actor plays Melody Brooks, a non-verbal 12-year-old with cerebral palsy who leaves her special-ed classroom to join mainstream classes.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
His family later confirmed that Perez has autism and is nonverbal, intellectually disabled and physically impaired by cerebral palsy.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
Noun
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Listen to this article 3 min Selma Blair shared a positive health update on her battle with multiple sclerosis.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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In the midst of that chaos, her mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and her great-aunt died unexpectedly.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 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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There is no cure for paralytic poliomyelitis.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
15 Sep. 2022
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Knocking Down Barriers to AI AI paralysis is a real thing in the C-suite.—
Tim Houlne,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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No additional information was available at press time about what caused the paralysis and a spokesperson for Lil Nas had not returned a request for comment.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
17 Apr. 2025
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However, a somewhat common condition known as Bell’s palsy — when the facial nerve becomes inflamed — can be the root of temporary facial paralysis.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Embiid, though, was still battling injury throughout that series, which included Bell’s palsy.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
23 Oct. 2024
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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