Infants and toddlers with unilateral cerebral palsy, which affects the brain's control of muscles on one side of the body, show lasting improvements in hand and arm function when they receive early, ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Small children who are affected with major motor impairments are rewiring their brains with a new pediatric therapy method. Dynamic Movement Interventions (DMI) help children ...

Ivy Rosamond, a third grader at East Poinsett County Elementary, dreams of becoming a pediatrician ...

Selma Blair has been open about the challenges she faces traveling with multiple sclerosis. I have dystonia, which is often misunderstood as difficult or drunk,” the Legally Blonde ...

The aim of this review is to present the current state of knowledge on deep brain stimulation (DBS) in pediatric patients with acquired dystonia. We summarize the short- and long-term effects of DBS ...

Cerebral palsy is the most common lifelong physical disability, affecting an estimated 18 million people worldwide. Our recent research at the University of Surrey shows that misconceptions about ...

"I thought that once I had the baby, it would just kind of be game over for me with my mobility and my life," Kiaira Fedorus tells PEOPLE Jon Jozef/Jon Jozef Photography Kiaira Fedorus, now 23, was ...

Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been investigated in movement disorders, making it a therapeutic alternative in clinical settings. However, there is still no consensus ...

Researchers have developed an easy-to-use method for measuring leg dystonia in children with cerebral palsy – allowing doctors to personalise treatments more effectively. Cerebral palsy affects around ...

Cerebral palsy affects around one in 345 children in the U.S., and more than half of them experience a problem called dystonia - involuntary and often painful muscle contractions, most commonly in the ...

Bhooma Aravamuthan, MD, DPhil, a pediatric movement disorders specialist at WashU Medicine, sees a young patient with cerebral palsy at the St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center in West St. Louis ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...