| Understanding cerebral palsy is the first
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| | prepare a woman and alert her when
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| step towards preventing it. Cerebral
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| | possible causes arise.
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| palsy is a condition when muscle
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| | Pregnant women are tested routinely for
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| movements and posture is affected (palsy)
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| | the Rh factor and, if Rh negative, they
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| due to brain damage (cerebral). Unlike
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| | can be immunized within 72 hours after
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| chicken pox or measles, cerebral palsy is
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| | the birth (or after the pregnancy
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| not a disease but it is a condition. It
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| | terminates) and thereby prevent adverse
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| is not communicable and although there is
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| | consequences of blood incompatibility in
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| no cure it is not progressive, as brain
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| | a subsequent pregnancy. If the woman has
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| damage does not increase over time.
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| | not been immunized, the consequences of
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| Around a hundred and fifty years ago an
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| | blood incompatibility in the newborn can
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| English surgeon named William Little
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| | be prevented by exchange transfusion in
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| first documented and collected
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| | the baby. If a newborn baby has jaundice,
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| information on a peculiar condition that
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| | this can be treated with phytotherapy
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| affected children in their early years
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| | (light therapy), which breaks down the
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| leading to stiff, spastic muscles in
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| | bilirubin around the brain. Immunization
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| their legs and to a lesser degree their
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| | against measles for all women who have
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| arms. Little found that this condition
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| | not had measles and are susceptible to
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| did not worsen over the years nor did it
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| | becoming pregnant is an essential
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| improve. This condition, known for many
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| | preventative measure.
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| years as Little's disease, is today known
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| | Other preventative programs as well as
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| as spastic diplegia, one of several types
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| | facts about cerebral palsy are directed
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| of cerebral palsy.
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| | towards the prevention of prematurity;
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| Cerebral palsy is a very diverse and
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| | reducing the exposure of pregnant women
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| complex condition with different people
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| | to virus and other infections;
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| being affected differently. Each specific
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| | recognition and treatment of bacterial
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| case is, therefore, as individualistic as
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| | infection of the maternal reproductive
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| the individual patients themselves. It is
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| | and urinary tracts; avoiding unnecessary
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| characterized by an inability to fully
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| | exposure to X-rays, drugs and
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| control motor function, particularly
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| | medications; and the control of diabetes,
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| muscle control and coordination.
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| | anemia and nutritional deficiencies. Of
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| Depending on which areas of the brain
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| | great importance is optimal well being
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| have been damaged, one or more of the
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| | prior to conception, adequate prenatal
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| following may occur: muscle tightness or
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| | care, and protecting infants from
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| spasticity; involuntary movement;
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| | accidents or injury.
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| disturbance in gait (walk) or mobility,
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| | Although incurable, the disorder can be
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| difficulty in swallowing and problems
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| | treated and managed to provide relief to
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| with speech. In addition, the following
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| | patients. With doctors accumulating new
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| symptoms are sometimes associated with
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| | knowledge and information about the
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| cerebral palsy: abnormal sensation and
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| | disorder every passing day, new
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| perception; impairment of sight, hearing
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| | techniques and treatments are coming to
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| or speech; seizures; and/or mental
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| | the fore. Botox, or botulism toxin, is
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| retardation. Other problems that may
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| | the newest treatment to show high success
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| arise are difficulties in feeding,
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| | rates. The Botulism toxin relieves
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| bladder and bowel control, problems with
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| | cerebral palsy symptoms by reducing
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| breathing because of postural
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| | tightness in muscles, which allows better
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| difficulties, skin disorders because of
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| | control of movement, and increasing the
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| pressure sores, and learning
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| | stretch of muscles, reducing the risk of
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| disabilities.
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| | permanent muscle contractions. In recent
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| Despite the pain and suffering that
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| | tests, some children were even able to
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| cerebral palsy patients and their
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| | write with a pen or use a computer touch
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| caregivers have to bear, the most
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| | screen to communicate for the first time.
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| heartening thing about this disorder is
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| | The continuous finding of new information
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| that today there are many measures that
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| | on cerebral palsy leaves the door wide
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| can be taken to try and prevent its
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| | open for the future of cerebral palsy
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| onset. Tests and prenatal care can
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| | treatment.
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