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Archive for June, 2009

Electricity helping cerebral palsy patient speak

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

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The Conspiracy of Fear movie download Cerebral palsy, the incurable condition that causes children to have trouble controlling their muscles often affects the ability to speak.

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For Jude Countryman, who was born with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, cerebral palsy affects the nerves that control his mouth and tongue. While his father says that Jude is neurologically intact and a bright kid, Jude struggles with talking and eating. When his parents didn’t see enough progress with speech and occupational therapy, they decided to turn to a device designed for stroke patients.

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This device, known as a vitalstim involves a small electrical current that contracts Jude’s facial muscles and strengthens them. Patients use the vitalism device three times a week for about an hour in combination with speech therapy. “The more we can eat and swallow and practice that movement while we’ve got those electrodes on, the better results you’ll see,” speech pathologist Poly Bohannon said.

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For Erin Belieu, whose son has cerebral palsy, it was when she realized when her son was talking and “something was different about his face and I couldn’t quite figure out what it was at first. But then I realized his upper lip was moving when he was talking. I was just like, ‘wow.’”

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$4M awarded in Maryland cerebral palsy lawsuit

Friday, June 12th, 2009

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The family of a 9-year-old boy has been awarded almost $4 million for their son who developed cerebral palsy from a lack of oxygen to the brain before or during birth, which was caused by the medical negligence of an emergency room physician or obstetrician.

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The child was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy. According to the Maryland Daily Record, the jury returned a verdict finding that the two doctors were negligent in causing the child’s cerebral palsy following trial in the Frederick County Circuit Court of Maryland. The child and his family were awarded $2,941,000 for past and future medical expenses, $750,000 for lost wages and $300,000 for pain and suffering.

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DynaVox helps cerebral palsy patient speak

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Unlike many of us, 15-year-old Brad Flewell has never been able to take the ability to speak for granted. Because of his cerebral palsy, he was not able to speak clearly until he found a gadget called DynaVox.

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The DynaVox is a speech generating device that allows people with conditions like cerebral palsy, autism, ALS, stroke, or brain injury to make meaningful connections with the world around them. Users are able to type in a sentence and a voice speaks it for them.

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Brad’s first words, “Hi grandma,” were spoken through an artificial voice that has now become associated with him.

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Because he has restrictive ability to move his muscles, he uses the side of his head to hit a little yellow button attached to his wheelchair to select the letters and type the words. Once the sentence is complete, he hits the yellow button again to select “Speak” and he is able to say it out loud.

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Brad was even able to give a speech and introduce his class at his Grade 9 graduation. While he was openly preparing his speech for weeks, the school had a surprise for him. The Grade 9 students went through three rounds of fundraising to help Flewell get an extra part for his DynaVox instead of using an on-loan one.

New Virtual Walker Helping Patients with Cerebral Palsy

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

A new virtual-reality device has been created to help Cerebral Palsy patients learn to walk faster and better.  The GaitAid Virtual Walker is about the size of a cell phone and involves goggles to provide sensory feedback of visual images.

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The new device “rewires” the patients brain to follow a healthier walking pattern and is worn only 20 to 30 minutes a day.

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Seemless Yoram Baram invented the GaitAid Virtual Walker while he was working for NASA to navigate low-flying helicopters around obstacles.  Baram is a computer science professor and incumbent of the Roy Matas / Winnipeg Chair in Biomedical Engineering at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. 

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The device is designed to show optical images of objects to help patients navigate, stabilize, and pace movement.  About 80% of children and young adults tested have seen significant gains in stride length and walking speed after only ten minutes of using the GaitAid Virtual Walker.  The patients reported an improved feeling of balance and confidence in walking.

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