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What Are Some Risk Factors for Cerebral Palsy?
Discussion The term, cerebral palsy, or CP has gone through many iterations with the first description in 1861 by W.J. Little who described it as “The condition of spastic rigidity of the limbs of newborn children.” The most recent definition is from Rosenbaun et al. in 2007 which states it is “a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain. The motor disorders of cerebral palsy are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, perception, cog...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 9, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Demographics, Comorbidities and Clinical Features in Hospitalized Patients with Myoclonus (P3.022)
CONCLUSIONS: Myoclonus was particularly associated with renal impairment in the presence of a toxic exposure, most commonly opioids or anticonvulsants, and unlike patients with anoxia or hepatic impairment, more often featured a negative semiology.Disclosure: Dr. Ehrlich has nothing to disclose. Dr. Swan has nothing to disclose. Dr. Robbins has received personal compensation for activities with MedLink and Prova Education. Dr. Robbins has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for Current Pain and Headache Reports. Dr. Herskovitz has nothing to disclose. Dr. Milstein has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Ehrlich, D., Swan, M., Robbins, M., Herskovitz, S., Milstein, M. Tags: Movement Disorders: Myoclonus, Paroxysmal Dyskinesias, and Parkinson ' s Disease Source Type: research

Top medicine articles for April 2014
A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently:A Big Bet on Gluten-Free: 11% of households reporting purchases of gluten-free foods in 2013 (doubled in 3 yrs). 30% of the public says it would like to cut back on the amount of gluten it’s eating. "There is a growing population of people who have somehow heard that gluten-free is healthier or think of it as fashionable, and when they remove gluten from their diet, they’re inadvertently taking out a lot of processed foods and are really feeling the benefits of eating healthier foods.” http://buff.ly/1mt9phmNew nomenclature and classifications are p...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - April 23, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: news