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Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the name given to a group of related conditions resulting from abnormalities in the areas of the brain that control movement, usually due to injury or faulty development.

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Janice Brunstrom
Janice Brunstrom applies new approaches to cerebral palsy
Hope Center faculty member Janice Brunstrom, M.D. has fought many battles in her life, but her greatest cause may be correcting common misconceptions about cerebral palsy. Dr. Brunstrom is associate professor of neurology and pediatrics and director of the Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. Read More >

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David Christopher Brooks Cerebral Palsy Research Fund established at Washington University
When David Christopher Brooks was 4 months old, his mother noticed that he wasn’t moving his arms and legs and kept his hands balled up into fists. Read More >