Cerebral Palsy Treatment By David Austin Families that have children with cerebral palsy know that there is no cure for it.  The only thing that families can do is get the best treatment for their child.  What type of treatments considered for a child depends on what type of cerebral palsy they have.  The medical staff will determine what type ...

Spastic Cerebral Palsy - Types, Diagnosis and Treatments By David Austin Spastic cerebral palsy is the most common type of cerebral palsy that affects nearly 80 percent of patients with cerebral palsy. Spastic cerebral palsy differs from other types of cerebral palsy in that it affects muscles and joints. There is muscle stiffness and spasticity as well as limited joint movement ...

Preterm infants born to mothers receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate-a common treatment to delay labor-are less likely to develop cerebral palsy than are preterm infants whose mothers do not receive it, report researchers in a large National Institutes of Health research network. The study results appear in the August 28, 2008 New England Journal of Medicine. "A third of all cases ...