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  2. Williams syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Infants with Williams syndrome make normal and frequent eye contact, and young children with Williams will often approach and hug strangers. People affected by Williams syndrome typically have high empathy, showing relative strength in reading people's eyes to gauge intentions, emotions, and mental states. [40]

  3. Cerebral palsy - Wikipedia

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    CP can significantly reduce a person's life expectancy, depending on the severity of their condition and the quality of care they receive. [72] [158] 5–10% of children with CP die in childhood, particularly where seizures and intellectual disability also affect the child. [106]

  4. Management of cerebral palsy - Wikipedia

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    Even though exercise is commonly recommended, there is only a small amount of evidence saying that aerobic exercise is good for gross motor function in children. [17] Exercise can increase wellness in those with cerebral palsy. With regards to sports, the amount of exercise advised should be unique to the demands of the sport in question, the ...

  5. Hypotonia - Wikipedia

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    Hypotonia is a state of low muscle tone [1] (the amount of tension or resistance to stretch in a muscle), often involving reduced muscle strength. Hypotonia is not a specific medical disorder, but a potential manifestation of many different diseases and disorders that affect motor nerve control by the brain or muscle strength.

  6. Benefits of physical activity - Wikipedia

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    Exercise may also reduce insomnia by decreasing arousal, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Insomnia is commonly linked with elevated arousal, anxiety, and depression, and exercise has effects on reducing these symptoms in the general population. [28] These issues count among the most common among most of the population.

  7. Alternating hemiplegia of childhood - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms usually manifest in the first 3 months of the child's life, with an average onset of 2.5 months. Frequently, some of these symptoms will manifest in the neonatal period. These paroxysmal symptoms are often used to help diagnose AHC, since there is no simple test for it. [citation needed]

  8. Developmental disability - Wikipedia

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    Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood. Developmental disabilities cause individuals living with them many difficulties in certain areas of life, especially in "language, mobility, learning, self-help, and independent living". [1]

  9. Exercise intolerance - Wikipedia

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    Exercise is key for many people with heart disease or back pain, and a variety of specific exercise techniques are available for both groups. [ citation needed ] In individuals with heart failure and normal EF (ejection fraction) , including aortic distensibility, blood pressure, LV diastolic compliance and skeletal muscle function, aerobic ...