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Why Early Detection Of Cerebral Palsy Matters

CP is a brain injury that occurs before, during or shortly after birth however it is not typically diagnosed until after age 2. CPF’s Early Detection Initiative is bringing the age of diagnosis down to 6-12 months and in some cases even before babies have left the hospital.

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WENDY SULLIVAN

Wendy’s daughter, Kelsey, suffered a stroke the week before she was born which resulted in left hemiparesis, a common form of Cerebral Palsy. After attending a Reaching for the Stars educational symposium in Atlanta in 2006, Wendy began to volunteer …

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BERNADETTE GILLICK, PhD, MSPT, PT

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine  University of Minnesota Medical School Bernadette Gillick, PhD, MSPT, PT, Neuroscientist and Pediatric Physical Therapist, is a McKnight Land-Grant Professor at the University of Minnesota within the Medical School/Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.  As Director of the Pediatric …

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Unni G. Narayanan, MBBS, MSc, FRCSC

Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Unni Narayanan is a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon and Senior Associate Scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, where he is currently the Fellowship Director of Orthopaedic …

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Gary Goldstein, MD

Kennedy Krieger Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Gary Goldstein is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kennedy Krieger Institute. He is also a Professor of neurology and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a …

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WHITE MATTER BRAIN RESEARCH

Nanomedicine Based Therapy for Perinatal White Matter Injury The opportunity to change a life can happen at its inception. In keeping with our mission to find pathways that can change life today, the Cerebral Palsy Foundation is helping fund work …

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