Cerebral palsy is the most common disability that starts in childhood, affecting about 50 million people worldwide.

One of the markers of cerebral palsy is “crouch gait,” where a person walks with a perpetual bend in their knees. This has detrimental effects on the muscles and joints of the body that can result in ...

Spastic hemiplegia is a type of spastic cerebral palsy, where the part of the brain controlling movement is damaged. The condition can affect children before birth, during labor, or in the first few ...

In mice, the drug bortezomib preserved muscle growth and prevented loss of elbow and shoulder motion in conditions resembling cerebral palsy and newborn brachial plexus injury, the most common causes ...

Spastic cerebral palsy is a disorder that involves muscle stiffness. Symptoms and signs may include difficulty walking, trouble manipulating objects, and vision, hearing, or speech challenges.

Azucena Garcia, left, interviews a physician on her podcast, “Parálisis Cerebral Respuestas.” Photo credit: Screen shot, @PCRespuetasPodcast, via YouTube A San Diego native and UC San Diego alum is ...

Dyskinetic cerebral palsy is the second-most-common type of cerebral palsy (CP) in the U.S. All forms of cerebral palsy are life-long conditions that affect muscle movement and control. CPs are the ...

Ataxic cerebral palsy is a developmental disorder that affects balance and coordination. Children with the disorder may have difficulty walking steadily or performing precise movements, such as ...

Defining cerebral palsy only as a childhood condition fails to acknowledge the many adults living with the disease. In the United States, there are currently more adults living with cerebral palsy ...