Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy

Children and teens with spastic or dystonic quadriplegia from cerebral palsy often need surgery to control severe muscle tightness that interferes with comfort, movement, and care. Doctors at Boston Children's Hospital are tracking outcomes for two approaches: implanted baclofen …

This study tests whether adding task-specific electrical stimulation to standard physical therapy can improve upper limb gross motor skills in children aged 2 to 6 with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy. Thirty children will be split into two groups: one gets standard therapy, …

This study is looking at whether the brains and spinal cords of adults with cerebral palsy shrink or change over time, which might explain why some people lose function as they age. Researchers will collect and compare past and new MRI scans from 30 adults with CP across the U.S.…