Neuroplasticity is the good news. Maladaptive habits are the bad. No matter how old your child is, every parent is at the crossroads and the choices you make will affect […]
How Much Does It Hurt? Part 2
Most children and adults with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Brachial Plexus Injury (BPI) live with chronic pain. The more severe the injury, the earlier the pain onset. I went […]
Can You Stimulate Baby Brain Neuroplasticity?
The baby with an early brain injury recovers during a period of exuberant neuroplasticity. In order to encourage both brain development and recovery, it is important to understand how a […]
How Much Does It Hurt?
Three out of every four children with cerebral palsy and the majority with brachial plexus injury have chronic, moderate to severe pain (Level 7-10). In most cases, the pain relates […]
Will My Child Walk? Are We Doing the Right Therapy?
The ability of a child with cerebral palsy to walk independently or with an aid depends upon which parts of the body are affected [topography] and the severity of the […]
Wise words from Marina Morris
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. We all have a disability and Marina believe’s it’s about time somebody taught you how […]
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy [HIE] or Neonatal Encephalopathy [NE]?
You have heard me argue against using generic terms like Cerebral Palsy as a final diagnosis, so you may be surprised that I am favoring the newer term Neonatal Encephalopathy […]
Spastic Diplegia – Cure For Some, Improvement For All
Spastic Diplegia is the most common form of cerebral palsy in children who have been born early. Every once in awhile, a child is born at term and develops typical, […]
Do Brain Scans Improve Diagnostic Accuracy?
Yes and no. Starting with CT scans, then head ultrasounds, MRIs and now fMRIs and Diffusion Tensor Imaging, brain scans have given us progressively more detailed pictures of the brain. […]
Too Little, Too Late
My last post for parents whose child had been treated in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) asked, “What were they told about their babies brain hemorrhage or PVL?” https://www.karenpapemd.com//index.php/when-was-your-child-diagnosed-with-cp/ […]