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Pregnancy: Parents guide provides information on steps for preventing cerebral palsy in unborn children.Cerebral Palsy: Read about a disease that can have a broad range of severity. Learn how to spot the symptoms, how CP is diagnosed, and what team of physicians is needed for treatment.
Cerebral Palsy Fact Sheet: March of Dimes defines cerebral palsy and related disorders, and describes causes and treatment.
Cerebral Palsy Info Central: Provides an overview of CP, including definitions of common terms, information about living with CP, and general disability resources.
Cerebral Palsy Resource Center: Provides information about many aspects of cerebral palsy, including history, types, causes, and CP in the media. From Carolyn, a woman with spastic hemiplegia as well as a seizure disorder.
Cerebral Palsy Society of New Zealand: Information on the types, causes, effects and management of CP.
Cerebral Palsy Tutorial: Provides information about types, causes, therapy and growing up with CP. From the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Children's Medical Center.
Cerebral Palsy: A Guide for Care: Describes causes, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, and types of cerebral palsy.
Cerebral Palsy: Ask the Doctor: Describes athetoid, ataxic, and spastic cerebral palsy in children, including history, causes, symptoms, therapy and treatments.
Cerebral Palsy: Hope Through Research: An informational booklet on CP compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Children's Hospital Boston: Cerebral Palsy: Describes causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and the long-term outlook for the child with cerebral palsy.
Growth Assessment in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Includes general information and resources for further reading. Describes segmental measures, standard measures, and equipment. From the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Children's Medical Center.
How Can I Help: Information for friends and relatives of a child with cerebral palsy.
Kids Move: Provides an overview and describes diagnostic methods and treatments for each child movement disorder, including ataxia, bradykinesia, choreoathetosis, dystonia, myoclonus, spasticity, tics, and tremor.
Midwife Archives: Maternal Infection and Cerebral Palsy: Describes the increased risk of cerebral palsy created by maternal infection.
NeurologyChannel.com: Cerebral Palsy: Provides an overview and describes symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and research.
NINDS Cerebral Palsy: Information page compiled by The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Pediatric Oncall: Cerebral Palsy: Describes and answers questions about causes, prevention, and treatment.
The Cerebral Palsy Network: Provides information about the CPN as well as a resource center. Includes a chat room and an email group at Yahoo.
The Web Forum: Cerebral Palsy: An unmoderated, anonymous forum for asking and answering CP questions, provided by Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Neurology.
Twin Enterprises Network: Cerebral Palsy Resource Center: Features an online cerebral palsy booklet, dictionary, book and resource lists, and special sections for kids and parents.
