DURHAM – About 60,000 babies are born before 32 weeks gestation in the United States every year, and 10% of them will develop cerebral palsy resulting from infections that damage nerve fibers deep in ...

Cerebral palsy is a common disorder caused by a disturbance to the fetal or newborn brain. The injury usually occurs before birth or shortly thereafter, but signs of cerebral palsy may not be visible ...

In experiments using neonatal mice, researchers have identified a fatty molecule in breast milk that triggers a process in which stem cells in the brain produce cells that create new white matter, ...

A high-dose rehabilitation therapy improves motor outcomes in infants with perinatal stroke, offering rare evidence to guide ...

September 2, 2010 — Infants born later than 40 weeks are at increased risk of developing cerebral palsy, say researchers. Clinicians typically consider term births between 37 to 41 weeks as low risk; ...

A breakthrough method from the 1990s is now being transformed into an AI-powered tool to help doctors diagnose cerebral palsy.

Preterm infants born to mothers receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate a common treatment to delay labor are less likely to develop cerebral palsy than those whose mothers don't receive it, according ...

Doctors use a few different scales when looking at how cerebral palsy affects your body and life. It’s important to note that these scales aren’t progressive. Cerebral palsy is a motor condition that ...