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 ...

June 3, 2002 — Cramped synchronized general movements in preterm infants are an early marker for the development of cerebral palsy, according to results of a study published in the May issue of the ...

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

Researchers have long known that babies born many weeks or months before their due dates are at an elevated risk of cerebral palsy, a lifelong condition that can cause mild to severe physical ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My son and daughter-in-law, who live in Singapore, have a 2-year-old daughter who was born about six weeks prematurely. She weighed 3 pounds, 3 ounces. Today, she looks perfectly ...

A program to increase the use of magnesium sulfate, a £1 injection that helps prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies, is effective according to a National Institute for Health and Care Research ...

Advances in neonatal science have made it possible to save some of the most delicate and prematurely born babies, but there is a potential downside. Preterm birth accounts for about a third of all ...