Intensives In Puberty: Take Advantage of Neuroplasticity
Puberty can be a second chance or a complete disaster – the outcome depends on the choices you make during this important period. Unfortunately, to take advantage of this...
Take Advantage of the Periods of Peak Neuroplasticity
Children’s brains grow at a higher rate throughout the first 18 to 24 years of life than they do as adults. Within this extended time period, there are two...
Myths and Truths about Cortical Blindness: Baby Brains DO Recover
Cortical Blindness occurs in babies with birth asphyxia, more in full-term than preterm infants. In children, it is an outdated and in many cases, incorrect diagnosis that effectively denies...
Intrathecal Baclofen Pump In Cerebral Palsy
Full-term pattern cerebral palsy comes in two varieties, one of which can be helped by a Baclofen Pump. The major indication for use of a pump in a child...
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) in Cerebral Palsy
It is important to distinguish between Preterm and Full-term pattern cerebral palsy. The circles on the stick figures indicate the areas of highest tone in the two conditions. The...