Constraint-induced movement therapy is a potentially effective form of intervention for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, but more research is needed, according to a new systematic review.

Hemiplegia is a condition caused by brain damage or spinal cord injury that leads to paralysis on one side of the body. It causes weakness, problems with muscle control, and muscle stiffness. The ...

REHABILITATION of the upper extremity in hemiplegie patients presents multiple problems. Superimposed musculoskeletal and neuromuscular complications may be obscured by the hemiplegia. Prompt ...

promotes strength and flexibility, encourages normal movement patterns, and suggests ways of incorporating these patterns into daily activities. Class participants frequently report on the progress ...

Familial hemiplegic migraine, an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by attacks of transient hemiparesis followed by a migraine headache, is divided into pure familial hemiplegic migraine ...

The mother of a young boy born with a form of cerebral palsy is meeting with MPs later as part of a campaign for more support ...

Peter Wolffsohn was two years old when he had a stroke. His parents thought he was having a tantrum but over the following day they realised something else was wrong. He was not speaking very much, he ...