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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
In High Tide Cabaret, artists with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, intellectual disabilities, and other developmental or neurological differences take center stage, showcasing their talents alongside peer mentors who volunteer to support and collaborate with them.
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
After Greg Green's baby girl was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, the family found social support at school and among disability-rights advocates.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
In a world-first for national-level sports, Han Binbin, a player with cerebral palsy, competed in a Chinese chess tournament using a non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) device.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
The Arc of San Diego serves over 2,000 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as autism, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome, annually.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
After Greg Green's baby girl was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, the family found social support at school and among disability-rights advocates.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
In a world-first for national-level sports, Han Binbin, a player with cerebral palsy, competed in a Chinese chess tournament using a non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) device.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
The Arc of San Diego serves over 2,000 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as autism, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome, annually.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
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Davis, who also suffers from multiple sclerosis, founded her nonprofit in 1993 and has since raised nearly $58 million for research.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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In the fourth quarter, Roche's sales grew 8%, driven by some of its blockbuster drugs, including the multiple sclerosis drug Ocrevus and Tecentriq, a cancer treatment.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 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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In the production, Hayes plays Elliott, a writer grappling with creative paralysis who retreats to a remote cabin, only to find the line between imagination and reality dangerously blurred.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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For governments, company leaders, investors, and others, the danger of the present lies not in uncertainty itself, but in the demand for overly simple solutions and the paralysis induced by their inevitable failure.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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According to John Hopkins Medicine, Bell’s palsy is a sudden paralysis or weakness of the facial muscles, usually on one side of the face.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
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Jackson, 84, was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in November for progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP, a neurodegenerative condition.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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