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  2. Cerebral palsy - Wikipedia

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    Spastic cerebral palsy is the type of cerebral palsy characterized by spasticity or high muscle tone often resulting in stiff, jerky movements. [110] Itself an umbrella term encompassing spastic hemiplegia , spastic diplegia , spastic quadriplegia and – where solely one limb or one specific area of the body is affected – spastic monoplegia.

  3. Dyskinetic cerebral palsy - Wikipedia

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    Dyskinetic cerebral palsy (DCP) is a subtype of cerebral palsy (CP) and is characterized by impaired muscle tone regulation, coordination and movement control. Dystonia and choreoathetosis are the two most dominant movement disorders in patients with DCP.

  4. Volodymyr Kozyavkin - Wikipedia

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    Because of its success, the developed rehabilitation method received widespread international acclaim in addition to formal approval in Ukraine. One of the four most successful conservative approaches for cerebral palsy patient rehabilitation was the Kozyavkin Method, according to the 1997 edition of the encyclopedic magazine Kinderorthpedie ...

  5. Why this Start TODAY member with cerebral palsy is ...

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    Luongo has a “mild” form of cerebral palsy (CP), a collection of motor disorders that impact someone’s movement, balance and posture, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

  6. Petey (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Petey (1998) is a children's novel by Ben Mikaelsen, published in 1998 and set in the 1920s and 1990s. [1]Based on the real-life story of cerebral palsy patient Clyde Cothern, Petey illustrates for children an understanding of people with disabilities, and helps them to discover what these people go through.

  7. List of fictional characters with disabilities - Wikipedia

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    Has both palsy and tourette's, uses a wheelchair. Trey Parker [192] [193] 2001 Jimmy Valmer: South Park: Ataxic cerebral palsy, exotropia, use of crutches to assist in equinus and crouch gait. Trey Parker [192] [194] 2004 Nathan: South Park: Down syndrome and possible sociopathy. Trey Parker [195] 2007 Thomas: South Park: Tourette's syndrome ...

  8. Management of cerebral palsy - Wikipedia

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    Because cerebral palsy has "varying severity and complexity" across the lifespan, [3] it can be considered a collection of conditions for management purposes. [4] A multidisciplinary approach for cerebral palsy management is recommended, [ 3 ] focusing on "maximising individual function, choice and independence" in line with the International ...

  9. Spastic quadriplegia - Wikipedia

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    Spastic quadriplegia, also known as spastic tetraplegia, is a subset of spastic cerebral palsy that affects all four limbs (both arms and legs).. Compared to quadriplegia, spastic tetraplegia is defined by spasticity of the limbs as opposed to strict paralysis.