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Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Managing MS Fatigue in Children: What Parents and Schools Need to Know
...by the immune system attacking myelin in the central nervous system. That damage disrupts the brain's ability to regulate energy and process information...attacking myelin in the central nervous system. That damage disrupts the brain's ability to regulate energy and process information efficiently. The result...
Research > Brain Science
Neuroplasticity Across Disabilities: The Science of Brain Change in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and Stroke
...all of them. Can a brain damaged by oxygen...them. Can a brain damaged by oxygen deprivation...rewire the same way a brain does after a stroke...Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to reorganize...When one pathway is damaged or underdeveloped,...underdeveloped, the brain can recruit neighboring...remapping. When a brain region is damaged,...brain region is damaged, nearby areas can...
Research > Brain Science
Brain Connectivity and Cerebral Palsy: Why More Isn't Always Better
...assumption that a brain working harder to recruit...palsy who had higher brain connectivity had worse...functional MRI to map brain connectivity in children...pathways across more brain regions, scored lower...did better. What the brain was doing, it turned...When early injury damages the direct motor pathways...to the muscles, the brain recruits other regions...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Living with Pediatric MS: A Complete Guide for Families
...system attacks myelin, the protective coating around nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. When myelin is damaged, nerve signals slow or stop. In...coating around nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. When myelin is damaged, nerve signals slow or stop. In children, MS typically follows a relapsing-remitting...
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Resilience in the Face of Spina Bifida
...hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid in the brain. A hollow tube called a shunt drains...drains the extra fluid. This prevents brain damage. Shunts need lifelong monitoring...the extra fluid. This prevents brain damage. Shunts need lifelong monitoring and...includes seeing specialists for the brain, bones, bladder, and more. Preventing...
Assistive Tech > Hearing
Selecting Aids for Specific Hearing Impairments
...Hearing Loss: Occurs when there is damage or a blockage in the outer or middle...earwax buildup, fluid in the ear, or damage to the ossicles (tiny bones in the...Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Results from damage to the inner ear (cochlea) or nerve...pathways from the inner ear to the brain. Presbycusis (age-related hearing loss),...
Health > Treatment
Is There a New Drug for Cerebral Palsy?
...disorder caused by damage to a child's brain...damage to a child's brain before, during,...palsy is that the brain damage is a result...is that the brain damage is a result of inflammation...inflammation in the child's brain; this inflammation...inflammation in the brain. The rabbits who...promising treatment for brain damage caused by...treatment for brain damage caused by prenatal...
Health > Alternative Medicine
Alternative Therapies: Inherent Risks and Effectiveness #1: Hyperbaric Oxygen
...that supplying oxygen will revitalize areas of the brain that have been damaged by whatever the initial...will revitalize areas of the brain that have been damaged by whatever the initial insult has been, and make...In stroke, there is a well-recognized area of brain tissue involvement affected by the so-called "penumbra"...
Lifestyle > Independence
Gracie Gets An Everlasting Smile
...years ago this month, I had my stroke and first brain surgery. Last August, I had my facial nerve reconstruction....found out my facial nerve had been permanently damaged. We had heard from Dr. Muhonen, my neurosurgeon,...my neurosurgeon, about a surgery to replace the damaged facial nerve called cross-facial nerve reanimation....
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy
...disorder that results from brain damage that could have...that results from brain damage that could have occurred...cerebral palsy comes from brain damage, one cannot know...palsy comes from brain damage, one cannot know if their...cases. It is not until the brain begins to develop that...three to five, as the brain and nervous system develop....
Special Needs > Dyslexia
What is Dyslexia?
...bad students. Some even think that those who have dyslexia must also have brain damage, which couldn't be further from the truth. Dyslexia is a learning...students. Some even think that those who have dyslexia must also have brain damage, which couldn't be further from the truth. Dyslexia is a learning disability...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Is it ADHD or Could it Be FASD?
...alcohol in utero and it's this resulting brain damage that has manifested itself in...utero and it's this resulting brain damage that has manifested itself in his behaviors,...that he had FASD, which is permanent brain damage — he and we would need a whole...had FASD, which is permanent brain damage — he and we would need a whole new...