Adults with cerebral palsy have a 75 percent risk of developing non-communicable diseases compared to those without the condition, with much higher risk for a specific set of conditions.

Games for rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 03 / 160314101801.htm ...

In the United States, there are currently more adults living with cerebral palsy than children. Despite this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still label cerebral palsy as "the most ...

Globally, there are approximately 17 million people with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is the name given to group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Often, symptoms ...

Medication and Therapy Profiles for Pain and Symptom Management Among Adults With Cerebral Palsy. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes , 2025; 9 (2): 100597 DOI: 10.1016/j ...

This disconnect can lead to adults with cerebral palsy being prescribed medications that aren’t the correct treatment for the source of their concerns, creating patterns of people taking drugs ...

Remapping the Brain With Video Games . Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common pediatric physical disability, affecting one in every 500 children. [] Caused by early damage to the motor centers of ...

More specifically, the research team found male adults with cerebral palsy had higher prevalence of schizophrenic disorders (2.8% vs. 0.7%), mood affective disorders ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A new study, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, highlights the need for increased awareness of mental health disorders among adults with cerebral palsy. "According to the ...

Defining cerebral palsy as primarily a pediatric condition contributes to uneven care for adults living with the disability, Mark Peterson, a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at ...