Cerebral palsy is a group of problems that affects body movement and posture. It is related to a brain injury or to problems with brain growth. It i...
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Congenital hydrocephalus is a condition present at birth in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collects within the brain. The brain's passageways ...
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Developmental delays are present when a child does not demonstrate abilities and skills commonly found in other children in the same age group. Dela...
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Developmental disabilities are a group of problems that often include difficulty with physical, intellectual (thinking and reasoning), social or psych...
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Epilepsy causes repeated seizures and is one of the most common neurological condition. The seizures are caused by bursts of electrical activity in ...
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Intellectual disability (formerly called mental retardation) is a decreased ability to think and learn. It is caused by a problem with how the brain...
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“Medically fragile child” refers to children whose complex medical conditions require professional nursing monitoring and supervision on a 24-hour bas...
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A tracheostomy is a hole is made in the front of the neck to allow a patient to breathe following a total laryngectomy or to treat sleep apnea.
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A child's failure to reach speech and language milestones as expected may be a "red flag," or warning, indicating a speech and language de...
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