All posts tagged 'cerebral palsy'

Hypothermia Treatment Used To Stave Off Newborn Brain Damage

Posted on April 12th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Hospitals are increasingly using hypothermia treatment, a cooling method, to prevent  newborns suspected of brain damage from suffering permanent injury, according to The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324504704578410483353736480.html Infants who aren’t breathing when they are born are at risk of suffering brain damage due to the lack of oxygen to that..
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Technology helps Fla. group home residents

Posted on October 5th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 10/5/2008 12:04 AM By LISA ORKIN EMMANUELAssociated Press Writer PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) _ From the outside, the one-story pink house on the quiet, tree-lined street looks like any other in South Florida’s suburbia. But once you go through the glass double doors, it’s obvious: This home is different. Doors..
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