Cerebral Palsy Definition Change

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Changing the definition of cerebral palsy

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Defining cerebral palsy only as a childhood condition fails to acknowledge the many adults living with the disease.

University of Michigan Health's Mark Peterson , Ph.D. , M.S. , FACSM , has been working to make sure the definition is changed so that as more children grow to be adults, their care can be consistent.

The NIH has reported, roughly, a15% increase in cerebral palsy-related funding since 2017 , yet funding for life-course-based initiatives remains insufficient.

"For a long time, the goal of medical advancements was to make sure the children with cerebral.

palsy were able to become healthy adults. Now, it's time to.

make sure we are properly treating the adults we worked to care for as children.".

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