Vaccinated children with cerebral palsy show better motor, communication function in cohort study
Could vaccines help children with cerebral palsy move and communicate better?
A bidirectional cohort study of 484 children with cerebral palsy found vaccinated children had significantly better motor function (p=0.001)…
Children with cerebral palsy who got routine vaccines scored better on motor and communication tests than unvaccinated peers in a hospital s…
Surveillance report describes influenza-associated encephalopathy or encephalitis in US children
What happens when the flu affects a child's brain? A new report describes cases
A US surveillance report describes cases of influenza-associated encephalopathy or encephalitis in children.
A new report describes cases where the flu virus affected children's brains, causing inflammation of the nervous system during recent flu se…
Proprioceptive training added to physiotherapy reduced cervicogenic headache frequency and duration in small RCT
Could a new eye-head coordination exercise help ease neck-related headaches?
A randomized controlled trial in 38 adults with cervicogenic headache found that adding 8 weeks of gaze direction recognition-based proprioc…
Adding an eye-head coordination exercise to neck therapy reduced headaches and improved balance in adults with stiff-neck pain.
Video feedback intervention shows significant effects on maternal sensitivity in cerebral palsy dyads
Video feedback parenting program shows promise for mothers of children with cerebral palsy
A small RCT of 40 mother-child dyads where the child has cerebral palsy found that the VIPP-CP intervention had significant effects on speci…
A video feedback program helped mothers of children with cerebral palsy become more supportive, sensitive, and encouraging during play.